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Stories about the science, engineering and elements that shape our world — and the evidence behind extraordinary claims.
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Explore the MiG-25 Foxbat’s speed, engineering compromises and Cold War intelligence story, including Viktor Belenko’s 1976 defection to Japan.
Photo: Dmitry A. Mottl · CC BY-SA 4.0; full credit in article.
Meet neon, element 10: why it glows orange-red, how gas-discharge signs work, its discovery and uses, and why LED neon signs contain no neon gas.
From crash-scene mapping and black boxes to laboratory tests: how investigators reconstruct aircraft accidents, with a directory of major investigation authorities.
Compare nuclear fission and fusion, uranium and thorium fuel cycles, deuterium–tritium and hydrogen–boron, plus what Australia’s HB11 research has demonstrated.
How aircraft black boxes preserve cockpit audio and flight data, how underwater searches work, and how investigators turn recordings into evidence.
Explore the pressure, darkness and engineering challenges of the deep ocean, from tethered research robots to life around hydrothermal vents.
A Series to Explore
From the hidden chemistry of a gold rush to the materials inside modern technology. Discover the element, its story and why it matters.
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