There's been a lot of talk about the most eco-friendly ways to generate electric power. Everything from using human waste to getting bacteria to do the job for us has been discussed. But researchers ...

This is what U.S. ship captains will scream too late, if Russia has its way. Russia is promising to develop smart mini-torpedoes that are noiseless, leave no wake—and creep through the water at two to ...

DOYLESTOWN >> Scientists have discovered a new species of ancient aquatic predator from well-preserved fossils in the Canadian Arctic. The extinct freshwater fish would have been up to six feet long ...

This is what U.S. ship captains will scream too late, if Russia has its way. Russia is promising to develop smart mini-torpedoes that are noiseless, leave no wake—and creep through the water at two to ...

Following the Second World War there were a number of submarine movies. I always thought they were kind of creepy, being confined in such a small place, almost defenseless to attack from above. I did ...

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What’s the connection between this fairground slot machine, Horatio Nelson’s mistress and a torpedo fish? All three dispensed electric shocks to people in need of a pick-me-up. A penny in the slot of ...