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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.

Drinking can be influenced by both personal and societal factors, including economic fluctuations, political instability, and social norms.

Apocalyptic movie taking place in the futur. Made at the festival OFFF.

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.

A team melting many science and sport experts is reaching an archeological site in Antartica. But this site is property of Predators...

"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.

Cartoon about the scientific and political controversy in the US!

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.