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A nuclear escalation in the Middle East would trigger a global catastrophe. Know the physics behind nuclear weapons, and the ...

New technology enables us to perceive sounds beyond human hearing range, allowing a new perspective on our place on the planet.

Without putting any dwarves on stage, Knud Adams has picked up the torch of David Lynch like no other stage director before him. With the same deadpan creepiness lurking just under the wood-panel ...

Iranian missiles breached Israel’s Iron Dome, landing in Tel Aviv and killing one woman. Several impacts were reported across ...

In a hotel room in Santa Clara, Calif., five members of the AI company Anthropic huddled around a laptop, working urgently. It was February 2025, and they had been at a conference nearby when they ...

Exploring shifting right-wing views on Israel and U.S. alliances amid Middle East tensions and political divides.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he would not seek a deal with Iran without the country’s “unconditional surrender” as Washington warned of a forthcoming ...

Astronomers have discovered that the birth of neutron stars with magnetic fields trillions of times stronger than Earth's magnetosphere is the "magic trick" behind superbright supernovas.

The broadening Iran war has ricocheted across the region and beyond.

Iran launched new strikes against Israel and U.S. military bases in the Middle East as aerial attacks resumed early Thursday after an American submarine sank an ...

The ongoing Israeli-American war on Iran, for all its complexity and global effects, boils down to a single question: Who can take the pain the longest? A surge in oil prices points to what may be ...