Warming climate means more, hotter armed conflicts, paper reports
Things are heating up.
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Medicinal plants used in the Civil War can stomp our modern antibiotic-resistant germs
Old tricks, new ways to implement them.
War makes people more religious, sparking a potentially vicious cycle
War and religion -- name a more iconic duo.
Bombs dropped during the Second World War were felt to the edge of space
We've come a long way from being scared, scrawny apes in the savannah.
The Pentagon is investing heavily to protect its ‘space real estate’
Both civilian and military applications have become heavily reliant on digital communications, which in turn are dependent on space hardware ...
Magic bullet changes direction mid-flight to hit enemy anywhere
The United States Department of Defense just demonstrated one of the scariest weapons ever - a 'magic bullet' that can change ...
Graphene could be used to make bullet-proof armour – up to ten times better than steel
It might not come as a surprise to hear that the world's strongest material, graphene, was found to be a ...
Two bloody wars and 13 years later, the War on Terror has helped increase Terrorist Attacks Seven Fold
In response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Bush administration launched a counter-offensive which went on to be known as ...
In the face of Adversity and War, Bonds among Soldiers are as Strong as Kinship
It's no surprise for anyone to find that soldiers fighting together on the front-line are tied together by a special ...
15 years of research shows kids in Gaza are suffering from PTSD
A study conducted by researchers from Leicester University shows how an entire generation of children in Gaza is traumatized by ...
Stuxnet virus that crippled Iranian nuclear facility infects International Space Station
The world's most complex malware ever created, the Stuxnet virus which was designed and enforced by the U.S. and Israel ...
How chemical weapons ‘work’ (kill) people
For nearly two years now, Syria has been embroiled in a gruesome civil war that has so far claimed thousands ...
Hot temperatures and tempers: climate change heat wave linked to rise in violence
The ramifications of climate change are long and vast, but with all this talk and attention the subject's been gaining ...
The Nature of War – We Are Not Programmed to Violence
Controversy surrounds biologist E.O. Wilson’s latest publication ‘The Social Conquest of Earth’. Most of it centres on his repudiation of ...
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