Military conflicts are expensive in many ways. They not only cost a lot in terms of money and resources, but they also often cost many lives. No country wants to send its citizens to fight and die, which is why technology like drones has become so appealing to the world’s superpowers. Russia is in the …
In the seemingly never-ending cascade of news headlines about hacks, data breaches and ransomware attacks like the one from this weekend executed by a Russian criminal gang against a major US fuel pipeline, the bad guys often appear as a kind of faceless, nearly-anonymous menace. Compared to almost any other time when reporters write about …
Unless operations are restored by Tuesday at the major US fuel pipeline that a Russian gang of cybercriminals hit with a ransomware attack on Friday, problems are going to start mounting, rapidly. First impacting the Atlanta area as well as Tennessee, and then snowballing all the way up to New York State, according to a …
The International Space Station has its name for a reason. The orbiting laboratory has hosted astronauts from all over the globe during its many years in operation. As new hardware has been installed on the spacecraft, its capabilities have grown, and a great deal of science is carried out there. Over the years, the two …
About a year ago, news emerged that a new Russian law would mandate all smartphones, tablets, computers, and smart TVs to have Russian software preinstalled. Failure to comply could result in bans, the government said. It wasn’t clear what that would mean for Apple devices. Android and Windows 10 device makers can preinstall apps from …
The United States and Russia might be old Cold War enemies — and tensions between the two countries in the present day aren’t exactly great, either — but when it comes to space exploration, NASA and Russia’s Roscosmos have long been allies. That relationship, like any, has not been perfect, but it’s still a bit …
A space station launched by Russia during the Cold War included a built-in cannon, but it wasn’t revealed until after the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. The spacecraft’s weapon, which has previously only been seen in a single very low-quality photo, was further declassified this year, giving us a much better …
Stray dogs in one area of Russia are turning blue, and locals were stunned to see the colorful animals roaming the countryside. The animals had reportedly been hanging around an abandoned factory that used a variety of toxic chemicals, and it’s those chemicals that have been blamed for the color change. The animals were rounded …
A new mineral has been discovered near a volcano in Russia. Researchers found the bright bluish-green mineral near the Tolbachik volcano in Russia, and it’s one of hundreds of new minerals found in the same area. The mineral, called petrovite, looks almost otherworldly thanks to its bright, eye-catching color. Volcanoes are cool. Well, I mean, …
A video showing a mother bear and cub being killed after climbing on top of a Russian nuclear has gone viral. The killing was carried out to protect residents of a local village, the Russian Navy asserts. Bears are common in the area, and instances of aggressive bear encounters are not uncommon. A video showing …
