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Are You Ready For Mind-Control Warfare?

Posted by Nic Halverson 5 HOURS AGO | 0

New report cites military interest in neuroscience in future defense applications. Read more

Wanna Nuke Waste Site?

Posted by Eric Niiler Thu Jan 26, 2012 02:29 PM ET | 0

A panel suggests towns volunteer to host dumps that would last for generations. Read more

'Doomsday Clock' Ticks One Minute Toward Destruction

Posted Wed Jan 11, 2012 09:00 AM ET | 0

Security experts update the hands of doom -- one minute closer to imminent destruction. Read more

Kim Jong-Il Heir Faces Unsure Future

Posted Mon Dec 19, 2011 12:25 PM ET | 0

North Korea's state news agency called the dead leader's son, Kim Jong Un, the "great successor." Read more

Religious Americans See Green As Good

Posted by Tim Wall Thu Dec 8, 2011 05:56 PM ET | 0

Religious Americans find moral imperatives to support environmental laws but are less inclined to relate those laws to the need for action on climate change. Read more

Mystery of China's White Desert Lines Solved?

Posted by Benjamin Radford Thu Nov 17, 2011 02:48 PM ET | 0

A NASA scientist claims to have figured out the origin of those mysterious white lines in China's desert. Read more

Mystery of China's White Desert Lines Solved?

Will You Survive A Nuclear Attack?

Posted by Nic Halverson Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:56 AM ET | 0

Check to see if your city has what it takes to survive a 50 megaton Tsar Bomba. Read more

What Are These Mysterious Lines in China's Desert?

Posted by Benjamin Radford Mon Nov 14, 2011 04:10 PM ET | 0

Images of white lines in the Chinese desert have appeared on Google Maps. What could they be? Read more

What Are These Mysterious Lines in China's Desert?

What It Takes to Make a Nuclear Bomb

Posted by Eric Niiler Wed Nov 9, 2011 08:34 AM ET | 0

Iran is getting closer to creating a nuclear bomb, a new report finds. What's involved and how close are they? Read more

Is Thorium the Future of Nuclear?

Posted by Eric Niiler Fri Oct 7, 2011 08:00 AM ET | 0

Supporters say thorium reactors would be safe, cheap and a game-changing energy source. Read more

Top 10 Disruptive Techs from the Last Century

Posted Thu Sep 29, 2011 05:19 AM ET | 0

A look at technologies that have transformed our culture over the last 100 years. Read more

How H.G. Wells' World Became Real: Photos

Posted Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:52 AM ET | 0

Explore how late-19th- and early-20th-century fiction, as envisioned by Wells, became 21st-century reality. Read more

Particle Accelerators Defend United States, Do Physics

Posted by Jesse Emspak Tue Sep 13, 2011 08:13 AM ET | 0

Sandia National Labs is celebrating a milestone for two particle accelerators. Read more

Particle Accelerators Defend United States, Do Physics

Atomic Age Promises Not (Yet) Delivered: Photos

Posted Sun Jul 17, 2011 07:37 PM ET | 0

On July 16, 1945, the world saw the first atomic weapons test. Since then the "Atomic Age" has promised much, but has it delivered? Read more

Japan Crisis: Your Questions Answered

Posted by James Williams Fri Mar 18, 2011 02:18 PM ET | 0

Here at Discovery News, we understand the crisis in Japan is confusing. There was an earthquake, a tsunami and now a nuclear disaster. Our experts are on hand to answer any questions you may have. Read more