US military leans into megaconstellations after their “resiliency” in Ukraine
"Having a megaconstellation, quite frankly, frustrates our adversaries." Enlarge / Commander of US Space Command General James Dickinson testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing March 8, 2022, in Washington, DC......»»
End of the line for Russia and Ukraine’s partnership in rocketry
Northrop Grumman just can't seem to settle on a rocket for its Cygnus supply ships. Enlarge / Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket rolls out of its hangar at Wallops Island, Virginia. Its two Russian engines are visible on the back.....»»
NASA picks Lockheed Martin to develop nuclear rocket
NASA and the US military said Wednesday they had selected defense contractor Lockheed Martin to develop a nuclear powered rocket, with a view to using the technology for missions to Mars......»»
Climate extremes make NZ"s supply chains highly vulnerable—it"s time to rethink how food is grown and shipped
Supermarket customers around New Zealand are noticing gaps in the grocery aisles that have nothing to do with the global pandemic or Ukraine war. It's clear domestic food supply chains have been increasingly challenged by natural disasters and the on.....»»
Food crisis in Africa: The high cost of imported fertilizers is adding to the problem
Global fertilizer suppliers have made incredibly high profits in 2022/23 on the back of price spikes attributed to the Russia-Ukraine war. The profits of the world's top nine producers trebled in 2022 from two years previously......»»
Research team develops a washable, transparent, and flexible OLED with MXene nanotechnology
Transparent and flexible displays, which have received a lot of attention in various fields including automobile displays, bio–health care, military, and fashion, are in fact known to break easily when experiencing small deformations. To solve this.....»»
New AI chip that uses human brain tissue just got military funding
New AI chip that uses human brain tissue just got military funding.....»»
Research highlights importance of including Indigenous cultural perspectives in coastal restoration plans
Earthen and shell mounds built hundreds of years ago by Indigenous people in the Mississippi River Delta contribute to biodiversity and the area's resiliency to erosion today, research by a Florida State University archaeologist has found......»»
New study suggests clues to urban resiliency lie within ancient cities
Jakarta … San Francisco … Shanghai … Phoenix … Houston......»»
Wild Donkeys Are on the Vanguard of Ukraine’s Ecological Recovery
Maybe one tweak: Ecologists in Ukraine are reintroducing kulans and other species to the steppes to help recover the war-ravaged ecoystem. It’s worked before—at Chernobyl......»»
69% of Russian gamers are pirating after Ukraine invasion pushback
Russian game development jobs also dry up after Russia's actions. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Russian gamers were not introduced to piracy by the backlash to their country's invasion of Ukraine—far f.....»»
An Abandoned Arctic Military Base Just Spilled a Scientific Secret
During the Cold War, the US built a network of tunnels in the Greenland ice sheet. Sixty years later, the base has provided a critical clue about the climate crisis......»»
Microsoft Exchange servers compromised by Turla APT
Turla has been targeting defense sector organizations in Ukraine and Eastern Europe with DeliveryCheck and Kazuar backdoors / infostealers and has been using compromised Microsoft Exchange servers to control them. Turla APT Turla (aka Secret Blizzard.....»»
Someone new will join the US military’s roster of launch contractors
Will Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin finally join the ranks of ULA and SpaceX? Enlarge / Nine main engines propel a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket off its launch pad earlier this year. (credit: SpaceX) The US Space Force, long content.....»»
US military leans into megaconstellations after their “resiliency” in Ukraine
"Having a megaconstellation, quite frankly, frustrates our adversaries." Enlarge / Commander of US Space Command General James Dickinson testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing March 8, 2022, in Washington, DC......»»
Recruiting for the modern military: Why people choose to serve and who makes the ideal soldier
The recent investigations into alleged war crimes committed by Australian and UK special forces in Afghanistan have raised urgent questions about the conduct of people serving in the military......»»
The US military revives an idea for stealthy sea power
Powerful new magnets have revived efforts to build a quiet propulsion system for ships and submarines......»»
Typo leaks millions of US military emails to Mali web operator
Spelling error misdirected sensitive Pentagon messages to company running Mali’s TLD. Enlarge (credit: FT Montage/EPA) Millions of US military emails have been misdirected to Mali through a “typo leak” that has exp.....»»
Email typo misdirects millions of U.S. military messages to Mali
The man who exposed the error said the risk is real and has the potential to be exploited by adversaries of the United States......»»
From fields to front lines: The impact of the war in Ukraine on global food supply
One country produces about 12% of the grains (wheat, barley, maize and sunflower) traded globally. Developing countries in Africa and South Asia rely heavily on it. In fact, this country supplies up to 40% of the grain distributed by the United Natio.....»»
2 military families get new Chevys
GM gave the vehicles to deserving recipients identified by Operation Homefront and the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors......»»