“For the first time in history, ‘Sub Sea Baby’ underwater drones blew up a Russian submarine of the class 636.3 Varshavyanka ...

According to the Russian president, the combat testing of the Oreshnik missile system was conducted in response to an attack by US-made and British-made long-range missiles on Russian territory ...

If a major disaster like Fukushima or Chornobyl ever happens again, the world would know almost straight away, thanks to an array of government and DIY radiation-monitoring programs running globally.

The New Yorker’s editors and critics choose this year’s essential reads in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.