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An open-source flight-control system found in consumer drones has been installed in Ukraine’s latest cruise missile, showing how cheap technology is making military hardware accessible to all

Nearly 4,000-year-old skeletal remains show that several royal women repeatedly used their upper-body muscles. Researchers link those changes to archery and weapon training, but outside experts urge caution.

Hosted by the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM), The Simpson Center for Food & Agricultural Policy, Canadian Federation of Agriculture and the Canadian Pork Council, the two-day workshop brought together representatives from organizations including the Canadian Cattle Association, Dairy Farmers of Canada, Farm Credit Canada, TELUS Agriculture, Royal Military College of Canada and the University of Guelph to examine how geopolitical tensions, biological threats, trade disruptions and supply chain vulnerabilities are reshaping Canada's food system.

The Czech Republic has donated a lot of military equipment to Ukraine, including a rather large number of

Why do countries go to war? While economic, military and geopolitical factors are often part of the answer, researchers have also pointed to exclusionary nationalism—the belief that one's own nation is superior to others. One observable trace of such sentiment is language: As exclusionary attitudes intensify, people tend to favor words from their own language over foreign ones and even reject the "enemy's" words outright.

When grizzly bears clamber onto the talus slopes high in Glacier National Park, they're searching for an abundant, fatty meal: army cutworm moths. The inch-long (2.5-centimeter-long) moths hatch on the Great Plains and fly en masse to escape the heat in the stony upper reaches of the Rocky Mountains. Grizzlies hoover them up by the thousands—at about a half-calorie each—as they fatten up for winter.

New research has found young birds living near contaminated industrial and military sites in suburban Melbourne carry especially high concentrations of PFAS, so-called "forever chemicals."

Hesai Technology was blacklisted as a national security threat in 2024 by the U.S. Department of Defense, which designated Hesai as a Chinese military entity.

Russia is continuing to invest heavily in its military industry, obviously prioritizing long-range drone production. While details are

AeroVironment is benefiting from U.S. plans to modernize the U.S. military and secure space.

The Russians can no longer use the Starlink satellite internet for their military communications, but they are still

In recent weeks, Ukrainian officials have reported that Russian logistics units in the south are disguising military fuel

The Shenlong, or "divine dragon," space plane just deployed a mysterious payload above our planet. The top-secret spacecraft, which has never been properly photographed, has now released at least nine objects in low Earth orbit.

European countries are increasing their military spending and defence capabilities not only through new orders but also through

A collection of stories about how militaries are using AI models to make decisions. This subscriber-only eBook is a package of six stories that were originally published in MIT Technology Review between April 11, 2025, and April 21, 2026, and have been updated to reflect recent developments. by James O’Donnell Choose which file format to…

The FBI’s Fake Town for Real Hacks The FBI built an entire American town that exists for one

Tungsten is a coveted for military uses. Restoring domestic supply could help with ongoing munitions shortages

More than 100 planned wind farms in 21 states are now stalled indefinitely as the Pentagon delays military reviews once seen as routine.

Ukraine is still using a lot of Soviet military equipment, and this is not going to change any

Iran will consider all of Elon Musk's companies in the Middle East as military targets as it retaliates against the U.S., Iranian state media reported.

When a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache went into the water off the coast of Oman late Monday, the

Uncrewed ground vehicles have already been tested for defending the front line by the Ukrainian military. Despite their limitations, these remotely controlled robots could be the deciding factor in many conflicts

China’s biggest names in shopping, search, and electric cars woke up on Monday to find themselves grouped with

Chimpanzees are the only great apes, apart from humans, that have adapted to living on savannas as well as in forests. However, it is not yet well understood how the harsh ecological conditions of the savanna—compared with those of the forest—affect the foods chimpanzees eat and how they obtain them. Now, a study led by the University of Barcelona and the Jane Goodall Institute Spain (IJGE) reveals for the first time the strategies savanna chimpanzees use to make tools and extract aggressive army ants—also known as marabunta—from their underground nests and eat them in these dry, hot habitats.

Researchers have solved a decades-old mystery by showing that a cache of 43 helmets found off the Spanish coast is medieval, not Roman. The remarkable discovery exposes a thriving weapons trade network that connected Mediterranean powers during a time of piracy, warfare, and growing demand for military equipment.

For more than three decades, it was thought to be a relic of the Roman era. New research, however, has shown it to be a key source of evidence for understanding the commercial and military networks of the Late Medieval Mediterranean.

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An analysis of six years of procurement records suggests that the People’s Liberation Army has openly tried to acquire restricted U.S. technology.

With ties to the Trump family, Foundation Robotics Labs is aiming to deploy humanoid robots in the military in the next 12 to 18 months.

Unmanned systems will be one of the biggest security threats and structural growth opportunities in defense over the next decade: David Petraeus

The purchase comes after Dell spent considerable time courting the White House and after President Trump urged purchases of the company's computers.

Ukrainian drones are steadily dismantling Russian military logistics far beyond the front lines in the south and east

On May 22, 2026, the Pentagon released a second batch of previously classified photos and videos showing what appear to be unexplained flying objects. These file dumps were the culmination of a process that was set in motion back in July 2023, when a group of government whistleblowers testified before Congress that the U.S. government was secretly in possession of extraterrestrial spacecraft and suspected alien body parts.

Elon Musk says the US military broke SpaceX’s rules by putting commercial Starlink terminals on attack drones in

In a cramped, windowless room on the University of California, Berkeley, campus, two bespoke microscopes—each a Swiss Army knife for high-resolution imaging—operate around the clock gathering data that will help train a game-changing technology for the field of biology: AI.

Russia has moved nuclear munitions into storage sites inside Belarus, the country’s Defence Ministry announced on Thursday, part

The FBI wants to watch the roads. All of them. Key Takeaways: In a Request for Proposals posted

Shield AI is fresh off a $1 billion funding round, which valued the company at $12.7 billion

The state is leading the country’s reckoning with PFAS. The outcome of its suit against the federal government will affect how courts treat more than 15,000 other claims nationwide.

Robots are becoming more a part of our lives every year, and worries about a robot army rising up have long plagued the technology. But columnist Annalee Newitz talks to nanobot researchers and finds out the real robot army could be a welcome solution to medical or environmental problems

The state is leading the country’s reckoning with PFAS. The outcome of its suit against the federal government will affect how courts treat more than 15,000 other claims nationwide.

The defense-tech company Anduril has shared new details about the augmented-reality headset for the military it’s prototyping with Meta, including a vision for ordering drone strikes via eye-tracking and voice commands. Quay Barnett, who leads the efforts as a vice president at Anduril following a career in the Army’s Special Operations Command, says his fundamental…

There are few more British things than the Land Rover Defender. This historic off-roader has been a British

Big corporations are not just influenced by governments anymore—they are being increasingly influenced by the military, according to a new study from the University of Surrey. The research, published in the Journal of World Business, shows many multinational firms now build competitive advantage through structured relationships with military institutions, from hiring veterans and using security contractors to accessing defense-funded innovations and protecting markets. Rather than being rare or controversial, this behavior is becoming routine in unstable global markets.

The US is still attacking Iran, aiming to destroy all of its major military facilities and nuclear sites.

The start-up, which recently released a powerful A.I. model called Mythos and is separately battling with the Pentagon, was previously valued at $380 billion.

The Department of Defense has released a fresh batch of images and transcripts relating to reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena, formerly known as UFOs, including pictures and descriptions from NASA's Apollo missions to the moon.

A 2002 trial led by Kamimori at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research timed how fast caffeine

On the night of May 4-5, Ukraine struck the Russian military electronics manufacturer VNIIR‑Progress, a plant that produces

The Department of Defense has released a fresh batch of images and transcripts relating to reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena, formerly known as UFOs, including pictures and descriptions from NASA's Apollo missions to the moon.

The Pentagon on Friday released online what it called “new, never-before-seen” files, dating back decades, related to unidentified flying objects.

The Pentagon has started releasing files related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), also called UFOs. Here are the images released so far

The Pentagon on Friday released a first batch of secret files documenting reported sightings of unidentified flying objects—some dating back to the 1940s—fanning speculation over whether alien life exists.

The Pentagon’s first UFO file release includes photographs, videos and documents gathered as part of an effort that spans several governmental offices and agencies, including the FBI, the White House and NASA

The initial files are murky images that show what could be anything. The government said more would be released on a rolling basis.

A mythical army of genetically engineered raccoons has helped Australian researchers show that belief in conspiracy theories may be less common than previously thought.

Statistical principles show you don’t need a nefarious plot to explain clusters of missing scientists and lab workers

Ukraine has quite valuable military air assets. Obviously, Black Hawk helicopters, Dassault Mirage, and F-16 jet fighters offer

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Inexpensive seafloor-hopping submersibles could stoke deep-sea science—and mining Last week, two oblong neon submersibles started to descend nearly 6,000 meters into the Pacific Ocean. Throughout the rest of May, they will…

The delays, which companies say have worsened significantly in recent weeks, are the latest step in the Trump administration’s efforts to block wind power.

When delegates gathered for COP30 in Belém, Brazil in November 2025, they scrutinized various sectors of the global economy for their contributions to rising greenhouse gases. Agriculture, aviation, steel, cement—all were on the table. One topic not discussed was war.

The agreements with six technology companies come amid the Defense Department’s dispute with Anthropic.

Business news related to the technology industry, including Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Facebook, plus consumer electronics, start-ups, cryptocurrency, media, advertising, streaming, venture capital, antitrust and regulation.

Gemini is a digital Swiss Army knife for planning flights, activities and routes, but it isn’t perfect. Why did it forget to put underwear on the packing list?

The Pentagon's AI chief discussed the DOD's expanded use of Google Gemini after the blacklisting of Anthropic.

The Pentagon has also signed deals for using A.I. on classified networks with OpenAI and Elon Musk’s xAI, amid a dispute with Anthropic.

Ideas have been floated for how the contaminated zone could bring economic benefits to Ukraine. But for the foreseeable future, it will be an army-controlled security belt.

Palantir is continuing to diversify its business beyond cornerstone military and defense contracts.

Turns out not everyone wants to live in the future that AI companies are building. People from all walks of life are speaking out against rising electricity bills from data centers, disappearing jobs, chatbots’ impact on teen mental health, the military’s use of AI, and copyright infringement—among other concerns.  This anti-AI movement is taking shape…

The decision to no longer enforce mandatory annual flu shots for military personnel could mean more troops will get sick during flu season, one expert says

This announcement from the FBI came after President Donald Trump highlighted the recent deaths of several scientists and government workers who may have had access to sensitive information

After 16 years, nearly $6.3 billion in spending, and a decade of schedule overruns, the Pentagon has officially

Ukraine began receiving military aid from foreign partners even before the Russian invasion of 2022. Ukraine’s friends delivered

Military strategists use game theory to evaluate possible strategies—but there are limits to what this approach to decision-making can achieve

Concerned about the slow pace and high cost of weapons production, Pentagon officials have begun talks with General Motors and Ford Motor about producing certain parts.

The availability of artificial intelligence for use in warfare is at the center of a legal battle between Anthropic and the Pentagon. This debate has become urgent, with AI playing a bigger role than ever before in the current conflict with Iran. AI is no longer just helping humans analyze intelligence. It is now an…

The move follows a U.K. campaign to court the U.S. company following its fallout with the Pentagon.

Lieutenant General Susan Coyle is about to make history. When she takes command in July, she will become

China, the U.S., Russia and others have ramped up their contest over artificial-intelligence-backed weapons and military systems. The buildup has been compared to the dawn of the nuclear weapons age.

Ukraine has just hit an extremely valuable target in Crimea. After following a convoy of Russian military equipment,

Restoring forests, wetlands and peatlands could help defend national borders as well as tackle climate change, according to new research from the University of East London (UEL). The study introduces the concept of "defensive rewilding"—the intentional, pre- or mid-conflict restoration of ecosystems to shape terrain in ways that can slow, redirect or impede military advances, while delivering environmental benefits.

Palantir's Maven platform have reportedly been used in the U.S. military campaign in Iran.

Earlier this year, I published a paper on the ethics of researching military populations. The core argument was straightforward: the standard rules researchers follow to protect participants—for example, informed consent and voluntary participation—don't work the same in an institution built on hierarchy and obedience.

A federal appeals on denied Anthropic's request for a stay in its lawsuit against the Department of Defense.

Ghost Murmur was described as a futuristic CIA tool that could detect a heartbeat from vast distances. Physicists say the public story clashes with the basic limits of magnetic sensing

The United States lost several military aircraft during Operation Epic Fury against Iran. One of them was an

The UK government is wooing the Claude maker with offers ranging from expanded London offices to a dual

31st of March, 2026, was a bad day for Russian military aviation. They lost yet another Su-34 fighter-bomber

Conventional weapons are generally presented as controllable, proportionate and morally acceptable, unlike weapons of mass destruction. It is this assumption that is challenged by research conducted by Julien Pomarède at the Centre for the Study of War and Violence at the University of Liège, based on American and French military archives. The findings demonstrate that the massive levels of devastation observed throughout the 20th century, and still today, did not occur in spite of the rationality that defines the use of these weapons, but because of it.

On March 25, 2026, Ukrainian long-range strike drones attacked the Vyborg Shipbuilding Plant. Soon after the attack, images

Turkey was about to purchase F-35 stealth fighter jets and even made a payment, but its military relationship

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Saronic's latest funding round more than doubles its valuation to $9.25 billion from the prior fundraising early last year.

This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Last Thursday, a California judge temporarily blocked the Pentagon from labeling Anthropic a supply chain risk and ordering government agencies to stop using its AI. It’s the latest development in the month-long…

Palmer Luckey's Anduril, software AI company Palantir and Elon Musk's SpaceX are getting the lion's share of defense tech dollars from the Pentagon.

Can light behave like a whirlwind? It turns out it can—and such "optical tornadoes" have now been created in an extremely small structure by scientists from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw, the Military University of Technology, and the Institut Pascal CNRS at Université Clermont Auvergne. This discovery opens a new pathway for creating miniature light sources with complex structures, potentially enabling the development of simpler and more scalable photonic devices in the future, for applications such as optical communication and quantum technologies. The research is published in the journal Science Advances.

Since the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran in late February, Iran has retaliated by targeting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, effectively shutting down the narrow channel of water.

The decision is an early victory for the artificial intelligence company in a rancorous legal battle with the Department of Justice.

The company, which develops autonomous military technology, also plans to buy a maker of simulation software as interest in next-generation defense soars.