When the first nuclear bomb test took place 80 years ago, the scientists who gathered to observe the explosion in the New ...

The rousing success of a Soviet speedway team at a Norwich track helped create unity at the height of the Cold War, a ...

Is the contest in the world today between democracies and authoritarian societies an updated version of the contest between capitalism and communism? It has been clear for over three decades that we ...

American cultural icon Thomas Jeffrey Hanks is an actor and filmmaker who achieved stardom for his comedic and dramatic roles ...

The Ekranoplan or the “Caspian Sea Monster” ultimately proved too difficult to make practical for the Soviet Navy.

Strings of radars stretching across Canada were built to give early warnings of Soviet bombers coming over the Arctic. The ...

The Black Sabbath frontman, who shocked audiences for decades and became an unlikely reality TV star, died Tuesday at 76.

Ultimately, the laser pistol’s practicality was limited by its low power, the fragility of space environments, and the unlikelihood of astronaut-on-astronaut combat.