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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 ...
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.
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A Tectonic Enigma Is Hiding Beneath the Ocean Floor
Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Two opposite types of faults, normal and reverse, help explain our undersea mountain ...
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 ...
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 ...
A Mystery Russian Space Weapon Launched Near a U.S. Satellite—and the Pentagon Is on Edge
The U.S. government accused Russia last week of placing a “counterspace” weapon into Earth’s orbit, effectively a satellite ...