In order to keep its pilots out of enemy cross-hairs but still be able to deliver devastating strikes against hardened bunkers, the USAF has spent the better part of two decades developing a family of long-range, semi-autonomous cruise missiles called the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile. And the latest JASSM progeny now can hit targets more than twice as far as its predecessors.
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By Darren Orf
Giant robot insects. Sci-fi fodder of legitimate scientific inquiry? Now it’s both. Biomechatronics researchers from Bielefeld University in Germany…
By Don Reisinger An Uber driver who allegedly attacked a woman in Boston is charged with rape, kidnapping and two counts of assault and battery.
By Bonnie Burton Exploding toilets! Runaway wrecking balls! Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman will bust or prove “Simpsons”-inspired moments in their new season premiere in January.
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By Bonnie Burton Exploding toilets! Runaway wrecking balls! Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman will bust or prove “Simpsons”-inspired moments in their new season premiere in January.
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By Chris Matyszczyk Stars ranging from Jimmy Kimmel to Rob Lowe are upset over Sony’s reaction to cyberterrorists threatening violence on the movie’s release day.
By Sarah Zhang
Every once in a while, unlucky passengers get bumped because an overbooked airplane is too heavy. It’s maddening, and it makes you question the airline’s ability to do arithmetic. But there is a method to weight restrictions, and Earth’s rising temperatures could make it increasingly hard for planes to take off without shedding extra weight.
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By Ashley Esqueda On today’s show, Ashley and Khail discuss a car concept that would eliminate blind spots for drivers, explain how you can create a 100-foot-tall animated holiday greeting, debate Netflix’s (non) plans for an offline mode, and eat cookies made from crickets.
