Although the US boasts of the precision of what it calls "surgical" strikes, its bombs and missiles still result in collateral damage, indirect as well as direct in the case of the attacks on ...

Henry Bessemer's seasickness-proof vessel shows how even great inventors sometimes become fixated on crackpot ideas.

A distant third in size behind the monoliths of Marvel and DC, Image Comics has nevertheless inspired a slew of important ...

In the 16th century, explorers’ sailing ships were the backbone of the Age of Exploration, enabling voyages across vast oceans to discover new lands, establish trade routes, and map the unknown world.

“Hundreds of miles away in the Gulf of Mexico, what began as a dream voyage to a Mexican paradise had turned into a nightmare ...