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Christopher Furlong/Getty Images In the last century, the world of aviation has changed significantly. Military aircraft have evolved from simple machines that couldn’t travel much faster than a car and were armed with a simple machine gun to sophisticated pieces of kit that can cost tens of millions of dollars each. They have also taken

Beyondimages/Getty Images As global warming and climate change continue to plague the planet, extreme weather events have gone from relative outliers on the global scene to almost weekly occurrences, and tornados continue to be one of the more damaging of the extreme weather era. That’s particularly true for one tornado-stricken area of the continental United

Gerville/Getty Images Cloud seeding may be a term you’ve recently just heard, but it has been around for decades. Cloud Seeding is the process of introducing substances into clouds to induce rainfall or snow. The first experiments with cloud seeding occurred shortly after World War II and have since been used in many dry areas worldwide. Cloud

Fabian Montano Hernandez/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you are among the 4 million or so people with a view of the 2024 total solar eclipse on April 8, we’re sure you are on the last leg of preparing for the event. You may be among the most diligent

Huettenhoelscher/Getty Images While modern warfare has changed dramatically since the days that tanks were first introduced in the early 1900s, the armored vehicle still plays a hugely important role in combat. Whether as a defensive deterrent or a sophisticated piece of attacking hardware, the main battle tank is a force to be reckoned with and