Why the U.S. military was afraid of the Russian fighter, the MiG-21
“Fishbed,” the official NATO codename for the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 fighter plane, may not sound terribly intimidating. Indeed, it may bring to mind a seafood platter – I’m…
Why, more than 40 years after its creation, is the MiG-29 still referred to as a “sky killer”?
On October 6, 1977, the fourth-generation Soviet fighter MiG-29 Fulcrum successfully made its first flight piloted by test pilot Alexander Fedotov. The idea of creating the MiG-29…
Rare Orchid Considered Extinct in Vermont Rediscovered After 120 Years
A population of the small whorled pogonia (Isotria medeoloides), a federally threatened species of orchid, has been discovered in Vermont – 120 years after the plant was last…
Orphaned Baby Zebra and Rhino Help Each Other Heal and Become Best Friends
The unlikely friends cuddle together at night. Image credit: Care For Wild Rhino Sanctuary In the wild, the little zebra called Modjadji and the baby rhino called…
Death is an illusion and doesn’t actually exist, according to quantum physics
Robert Lawrence Kuhn is the creator, writer and host of “Closer to Truth,” a public television series and online resource that features the world’s leading thinkers exploring…
Human ѕkeletonѕ, and relics found in Pingtung date back 4,000 years
Taipei, July 27 (CNA) Archaeologists in Taiwan confirmed Wednesday that a large number of human ѕkeɩetoпѕ and shell tools ᴜпeагtһed in Pingtung County are about 4,000 years…
Discovered ѕkeleton of animal “Glyptodon” nicknamed “Walking fortreѕѕ”
Glyptodon, which ɩіteгаɩɩу translates to ‘the carved tooth’ in Greek, is an extіпсt prehistoric mammalian genus. They once roamed the lands of present-day South America and North America.They…
A Test Flight of a New Army Future Helicopter for 2030
The V-280 can fly at 280 knots with a self-deployable range of 2,100 nautical miles Bell’s V-280 Valor successfully completed its first test flight in December and…
Observe: A C-17 is being used to unload an Apache chopper.
Airmen from the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron and soldiers from the 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment unload two AH-64 Apache helicopters from a C-17 Globemaster III….
This Is the Only City in the World to be Surrounded by Completely Intact Roman Walls
Built almost 2000 years ago, they surround the entire old town. Image credit: eyeofmycanon Lugo is a city in the Autonomous Region of Galicia in northwestern Spain. It…