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WWII ship used for atomic bomb tests found ‘amazingly intact’

The USS Independence aircraft carrier, which operated during World War II, has been located about a half mile underwater off California’s Farallon Islands. Using an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) dubbed the Echo Ranger and a 3D-imaging sonar system, researchers have…

Obama shows mixed results in delivering on State of the Union promises

Close Guantanamo. End the Iraq war. Tax the rich. Increase nuclear power. Drill for oil in the Atlantic. President Obama called for all these initiatives and more in previous State of the Union speeches. Some came to pass; others did…

Smog over Beijing, Moscow may inhibit laser weapons, Chinese official claims

Feb. 26, 2014: Cars travel on an overpass amid thick haze in the morning in Beijing. China’s north is suffering a pollution crisis, with the capital Beijing itself shrouded in acrid smog. (Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon) The Maritime Laser Demonstration program will…

Explorer plans hunt for Genghis Khan’s long-lost tomb

Alan Nichols, the president of the Explorers Club, maps out possible locations for the tomb of Genghis Khan. (The Explorers Club) Alan Nichols, the president of the Explorers Club, maps out possible locations for the tomb of Genghis Khan. (The…

Underground ice wall is Japan’s latest hope for stemming Fukushima leaks

Barriers built to contain the contaminated water used to cool the melted reactors have not stopped hundreds of tons of radiation-laden water per day from getting into the Pacific Ocean. (Fox News) Workers can only toil inside the most dangerous…

Wine really does get better with age and a little saltwater

It was a risk and an experiment never tried before in the U.S. Who thought the aging wine in salt water would work? Mira Winery made history in February as the first American winery to experiment with aging wine in…