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In 1991, the Soviets abandoned anthrax island, a bioweapon facility which still has over 90% chance of killing people decades after its creationVozrozhdeniye Island served as a Soviet biological weapons testing site for decades. Weaponized anthrax spores left behind remain a dangero...- As Iran war rages on, US takes a massive hit far from the battle ground; loses nuclear supercarrier USS NimitzAmerica's first nuclear supercarrier, USS Nimitz, is preparing for deactivation in March 2027. This iconic warship has served the US Navy f...
- In 1958, the US planned to detonate a nuclear bomb on the Moon. Why project A119 never happenedThe US considered detonating a nuclear bomb on the Moon after Sputnik's launch. Project A119 aimed to demonstrate American power and presti...
- In the 1950s, a Soviet engineer proposed damming the Bering Strait and pumping the ocean to melt the Arctic, a deliberate plan to thaw the top of the world and warm SiberiaA Soviet engineer proposed damming the Bering Strait to warm the Arctic. This ambitious plan aimed to melt ice and change global weather pa...
- Viral video shows Ukrainian gunner shooting down Russian Shahed drone from open-cockpit Yak-52Ukraine is using Soviet-era Yak-52 trainer aircraft to intercept Russian Shahed drones. A gunner fires small arms from the open rear cockpi...
- Quote of the day by Marina Tsvetaeva: 'Wings are freedom only when they are wide open in flight. On one's back they are a...' - Russian poet's timeless wisdom on living without fearMarina Tsvetaeva was a renowned Russian poet of the twentieth century. Her poetry explored love, loss, and the human spirit with deep emoti...
- Between the 1930s and 1980s, Finland drained 4.7 million hectares of peatland to accelerate forest growth; the exposed peat soils are now a growing source of carbon dioxideFinland drained vast peatlands for forestry after World War II. These drained soils now release significant amounts of carbon dioxide annua...
- 5 years before Apollo 11, a landlocked African nation tried to send teenagers to the Moon to beat the US and USSR, but the failed mission was probably never about the space race at allEdward Mukuka Nkoloso led Zambia's ambitious space program after independence. He trained teenage "Afronauts" using unconventional methods ...
- To create a 'New Soviet Man,' the Bolshevik government in 1926 funded a Russian biologist's quest to create a human-ape hybrid; instead, it produced one of science's strangest scandalsIn 1926, Soviet biologist Ilya Ivanov attempted to create a human-ape hybrid in French Guinea. This controversial experiment aimed to provi...
- In 1993, Russia unfolded a 20-meter mirror in orbit and swept a five-kilometer patch of artificial moonlight across EuropeRussia's ambitious Znamya project aimed to channel sunlight to Earth via mirrors in orbit. In a remarkable demonstration in 1993, the Znamy...
- In the late '60s and early '70s, the US military tried something it hasn't repeated since; Operation Popeye - what was it?Can you weaponize the weather? The U.S. military actually tried. During the Vietnam War, a top-secret mission named Operation Popeye used c...
- In the 1950s, US scientists planned to use nuclear bombs to blast a harbor on the Alaskan coast: Project Chariot, a Cold War scheme to reshape the map with atomic blastsIn 1958, the US proposed Project Chariot to blast a harbor in Alaska. This plan was part of Operation Plowshare, seeking peaceful nuclear e...
- For decades, the Soviet Union planned to reverse the flow of Siberia's mighty rivers, turning them south to water Central Asia, one of the largest schemes ever seriously proposedA Soviet engineering dream aimed to reverse Siberian rivers for Central Asian agriculture. This ambitious plan involved studying over 120 i...
- Quote of the Day by Varlam Shalamov: 'Friendship is not born in conditions of need or trouble...' - What 17 years in Soviet Gulag camps taught the Russian writer about friendshipQuote of the Day by Varlam Shalamov suggests friendship is not born in need. True bonds already exist before life's darkest moments arrive....
- Ukraine's parliament approves Serhii Koretskyi as the country's new prime ministerUkraine's parliament approved Serhii Koretskyi as the new prime minister. This appointment occurred as hundreds protested the defense minis...
- Modi stopped Putin from using nuclear weapons in Russia-Ukraine war: Polish Deputy FM says Russian President pays attention to what Indian PM tells himPoland's Deputy Foreign Minister Wladyslaw Bartoszewski lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's global influence. He stated Modi is one of fe...
- Why Trump covets GreenlandGreenland's Arctic location is vital for global security and trade routes. President Trump seeks control of the mineral-rich island for Ame...
- Trump blasts NATO for rejecting his efforts to claim Greenland as leaders hold a summit in TurkeyIn a recent address, President Trump lambasted NATO allies for their approaches to Greenland and Iran, while also expressing frustration ov...
- Proverb of the day from Russia: 'The well-fed do not understand the hungry. Your tear, to a stranger, is nothing but a drop of salty water...' A centuries-old lesson on why expecting others to understand your pain often leads to disappointmentToday's proverb from Russia explores the limits of human empathy, suggesting that people often find it difficult to fully understand hardsh...
- Trump says 'ridiculous' for US to maintain current support for NATOPresident Trump has labelled the US relationship with NATO as "ridiculous" and "one sided," asserting that allies have not reciprocated Ame...
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