Opinion
Coldest War: ‘Near-Arctic’ China joining power competition in North
China is working to be more influential in the Arctic region, so the U.S. needs to prepare now, the author argues.
By Captain Nicholas Tachias
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Better data collaboration essential for vets, Bush Institute says
Better data collaboration will allow for tailored resources while serving and transitioning to civilian life.
By Korie Wilkins
Let’s get back to Venus!
A planetary geologist makes his pitch to fling a satellite back to a hellish planet, where pressure on the surface is 92 times greater than on Earth and temperatures sit at a staggering 863°F (462°C), hot enough to melt lead.
By Paul K. Byrne, North Carolina State University
Coasties find body of missing boater
North Charleston resident Terrance Singleton, 30, had been declared missing since Wednesday, after the Coast Guard cutter Cormorant came upon his 20-foot Pro-Line boat, its motor on idle, with only some crabs, a bit of live bait and a single shoe in it.
By Navy Times staff
Coast Guard searching for missing boater
The Coast Guard cutter Cormorant came upon a small boat, its motor on idle and the only clues pointing to the disappearance of Terrance Singleton some crabs he’d caught, his live bait and a single shoe.
By Navy Times staff
So who really owns the Moon?
On July 20, 1969, America's Apollo 11 landed on the moon, making history as the first humans set foot on another world.
By Frans von der Dunk, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Revolutionary War shipwrecks get first good look in years
In May, for the first time in nearly three decades, archaeologists slipped into the murky York to assess what's left of the Lost Fleet at Yorktown, a British convoy sent to its doom during the last major battle of the Revolutionary War.
By Joanne Kimberlin, The Virginian-Pilot
Supreme Court to hear pirate ship case
The justices said Monday they will hear arguments in the fall in a copyright case involving the Queen Anne’s Revenge, which was discovered off North Carolina’s coast in 1996.
Smooth your transition to a civilian career with professional certifications
Certifications in their area of expertise helps transitioning service members and veterans create common ground with civilian employers, says this author.
By David Caleb
What researchers are learning about pirate weapons!
Armaments from Blackbeard's ship showcase the art of violence on the high seas.
By Jeff Hampton, The Virginian-Pilot
African terrorist groups ‘aren’t necessarily a threat to the homeland,’ AFRICOM leader says
U.S. Africa Command’s counter-terrorism mission is facing some troop cuts, which has lawmakers wondering how that will impact the safety of the American homeland from terror groups like al Qaida and the Islamic State’s regional loyalists.
By Kyle Rempfer
This is what happened after mislabeled Revolutionary War grenades sat on museum shelves for decades
Revolutionary War fighting ended but shots recently exploded!
By Joanne Kimberlin, The Virginian-Pilot