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An Indestructible New Alloy Is Defying the Limits of Metal
A new alloy combines the best of the refractory metals with cutting-edge engineering. Even these extremely tough metals can ...
The 5 Best Portable Table Saws to Work Anywhere
The vast majority of portable table saws are equipped with a 10-inch blade that provides more than enough height above the ...
A Tectonic Enigma Is Hiding Beneath the Ocean Floor
Why the Northeast Earthquake Was So Shocking In contrast, Earth’s crust is thinnest beneath the oceans, which explains why the oceans are the site of ridges that form as tectonic plates regularly pull ...
An F-35 Went Down in New Mexico. It's Still One of the Safest Planes in the Skies.
The aircraft in the photo is an F-35B—the vertical takeoff and landing version of the F-35 used by the U.S. Marine Corps, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, and Japan Air Self Defense Force. The aircraft’s ...
A Legendary Missing World War II Plane Has Appeared in the Jungle After 80 Years
Major Richard Bong downed 40 Japanese aircraft in his trusty “Marge.” Then, after a crash, it was lost to time.
Archaeologists Found 11 Canoes Buried in a Wisconsin Lake—and They May Lead to a Lost Village
Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota has an ancient history that it is bringing forth one canoe at a time. The Wisconsin Historic Society ...
The Air Force's Next Nightwatch Fleet Will Be the Bedrock of National Security
The U.S. Air Force is buying five planes to replace the E-4B Nightwatch nuclear command post. In addition to being the ...