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In some Asian countries, what’s in your blood may influence your social status.
Javelin missiles have been an effective force multiplier, the latter-day equivalent of the sling that David used against Goliath.
Russia has spent years exploring the viability of building a self-contained internet. It could soon become reality.
Spotty connectivity isn’t going to jeopardize Ukraine’s drone attacks.
Memes communicate complex ideas quickly and efficiently, but that’s precisely what makes them so dangerous.
Like witchcraft, “racecraft” refers to a kind of magical thinking — one that treats race as if it were scientifically meaningful.
Recent geopolitical turning points, like Brexit and the 2016 U.S. presidential election, were chapters in a story that extends decades back in world history.
Russia’s cyberattacks against Ukraine have been prolific and ongoing for several years. The future of war may begin in cyberspace.
The rhetorical fallout is greater than the radioactive fallout.
When actual people correct misinformation online, it can be as effective, if not more so, as when a social media company labels something as questionable.
Step one, start with a trial separation.
Altos Labs, a new biotech firm with $3 billion in funding, has announced plans to combat aging. But what does that mean for human life span, exactly?
In “Off the Edge”, journalist Kelly Weill dives down the strange rabbit hole of the flat-Earther community.
In theory, history is the sum of everything that ever happened; in practice, it’s a story we tell ourselves to make sense of and justify our actions in the present.
Russia has long sought to erase the mere idea of Ukraine. But people like my grandmother, born in Druzhkivka, will not let Russia win.
As the demonstrations grew, so did the internet service disruptions.
The more social behaviors a voice-user interface exhibits, the more likely people are to trust it, engage with it, and consider it to be competent.
Iceland consistently ranks as the most gender-equal nation. It is also the nation where men and women are most likely to pursue sex-typical jobs.
Letting nature’s expert engineers lead the way.
Since Ukraine originally meant “borderland,” the territory was already a target for several kingdoms.
The decline of global poverty is one of the most important achievements in history, but the end of poverty is still very far away.
The problems that Americans face are often too complex for fact-checking alone.
Some U.S. intelligence operatives have suggested foreign adversaries may be using “directed-energy” weapons against Americans.
Someone breaks into a mailbox that stores letters waiting to be sent and grabs some of them in hopes they’ll contain a check that’s been filled in. That’s just the start.
Made from concrete, it cost 15% less per square foot to construct than a typical house.
Is 2022 the year the economy recovers?
Every power source involves trade-offs. Given the challenges of increasing demand and climate change, what is the future of energy?
Unlike the first Roaring Twenties, these won’t end with a Great Depression.
The results of a recent study counter some common claims found in anti-immigration narratives.