Like necessity, war breeds invention, so it is not surprising that many great scientists and engineers have made significant contributions to warfare. Our gallery shows how conflict has sparked innovation – and sometimes regret
Just as wars over oil played a major role in 20th century history, a new book makes a convincing case that many 21st century conflicts will be fought over water.
New robots — none of them very human-looking — are being designed to handle a broad range of tasks, despite controversy about the impact on future warfare.
"1945-1998" [ctbto.org] by Isao Hashimoto (2003) displays all the 2,053 nuclear explosions and tests conducted in various parts of the globe, over time.
Climate change is likely to increase the number of civil wars raging in Africa, according to Stanford researchers. Historical records show that in warmer-than-average years, the number of conflicts rises.
Throughout history, societies have put their best minds to work creating new weapons.Through the history of war, the New Scientist retraces the evolution of the technology of weapons from 400,000 BC until today.