52m ago Getty Images Ukraine's interior ministry on Friday said at least 20 people were killed when a military plane crash landed in the Kharkiv region in the east of the country.Ukraine's air force said the Antonov-26 transport plane was carrying crew and cadets. The interior ministry said there were "20 dead and two seriously…
The government says no military hardware or weapons have been exported to Libya.In May, there were reports that weapons had been exported to Turkey, which could end up in the hands of militia groups in Libya.Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu said the sale and use of military weapons are guided by international protocol and…
By David Hambling The SPECTER weapon uses a parachute to slow down before hitting a person with three electrode dartsJIFCO Tasers are used by police officers to immobilise people, but they must be used at close range. Now the US Marine Corps is testing a longer-range alternative: a projectile called SPECTER that contains tethered electrode…
By Donna Lu Eye-tracking devices could help pilots keep their hands on the throttleIndian Institute of Science in Bangalore Pilots in India are testing aircraft display systems that work by tracking and responding to eye movements and could let military pilots keep their hands on the plane’s controls more often while flying. Modern aircraft have electronic…
Here in the northern hemisphere, winter famously contributes to widespread vitamin D deficiency as sunlight exposure decreases. The trend is “very marked in clinical practice," Mary Gover, MD, an internal medicine doctor at Montefiore Einstein Advanced Care in New York City, tells SELF. What you might not know, however, is that vitamin D isn’t the
Your 30s and 40s are what some would consider the best years of your life. You’re no longer “figuring it out,” but you aren’t “old” by society’s ageist standards either. It should be a sweet spot—right? But despite the illusion of stability and security, it’s also common for anxiety and self-doubt to worsen during your
5 min read WHEN THE JUSTICE Department released a trove of Epstein-related files on January 30 and then pulled down thousands of pages after redaction failures exposed victims’ identifying information and explicit material, I felt a familiar gut-drop. Once again, the people with the least power were being asked to pay twice—first for the abuse