A close-up view of the wingtip ESM sensors, or electronic support measures, on a U.S. Navy E-6A Mercury aircraft. To create the E-6B, Boeing modified the E-6A, adding various specialized equipment. A U.S. Navy “doomsday” aircraft, meant to survive a…
First place went to this colorful, fluorescent image of a tiny turtle embryo. Technicolor photos of delicate embryos, feathery mosquito headgear, a spider’s facial “hair” and an explosion of light in a frozen water droplet were just a few of…
Using data from sonar, researchers created the first map of an underwater nuclear “battlefield” in Bikini Atoll. SAN FRANCISCO — Today, all seems quiet in the remote Bikini Atoll, a chain of coral reef islands in the central Pacific. But…
Five people have been confirmed dead, 31 remain in hospital with injuries and eight are still missing after sudden volcanic eruptions on Whakaari/White Island off the east coast of New Zealand. The island is a tourist destination and 47 people…
An eruption on White Island in New Zealand has left 5 dead and many injured. A volcano erupted violently on a New Zealand island today local time, sending ash up to 12,000 feet (3,700 meters) into the air, leaving five…
A mushroom cloud rises from the first atomic explosion, detonated on July 16, 1945 in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Three American spies were long known for having stolen U.S. atomic secrets between 1940 and 1948, sharing that information with the Soviets.…