Cold War

Whale sharks can reach 18 metres in length and, according to a new technique, at least 50 years of age. Credit: Wayne Osborn Zoology 07 April 2020 Radioactive fallout from the cold war shows that one whale shark studied was 50 years old when it died. Using the radioactive carbon…

The international community has struggled for decades to formalize rules regarding the collection and use of resources in space and on the Moon. While the U.S. and all spacefaring countries declined to endorse the most famous attempt, the 1979 “Moon Treaty,” the new Moon race has spurred the White House…

Data from atomic bomb tests conducted during the Cold War have helped scientists accurately age the world's biggest fish.Whale sharks are large, slow moving and docile creatures that mainly inhabit tropical waters.They are long-lived but scientists have struggled to work out the exact ages of these endangered creatures.But using the…

Image copyright Wayne Osborn Image caption Researcher Mark Meekan diving with a whale shark Data from atomic bomb tests conducted during the Cold War have helped scientists accurately age the world's biggest fish.Whale sharks are large, slow moving and docile creatures that mainly inhabit tropical waters. They are long-lived but…

The greatest error that geopolitical analysts can make may be believing that the crisis will be over in three to four months. April 4, 2020 Senior fellow at the Brookings Institution H. Armstrong Roberts / ClassicStock / GettyAt this stage in the COVID-19 pandemic, uncertainty prevails. The greatest error that…

IFC Midnight has secured the North American rights to Egor Abramenko’s directorial debut feature Sputnik, a sci-thriller set to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, which has been postponed due to the current global health crisis. Oksana Akinshina, Fedor Bondarchuk, Pyotr Fyodorov, and Anton Vasilev star in the film, which…

Do Morals Matter? By Joseph Nye. Oxford University Press; 268 pages; $24.95 and £18.99.The Abandonment of the West. By Michael Kimmage.Basic Books; 368 pages; $32 and £25.The Age of Illusions. By Andrew Bacevich.Metropolitan Books; 239 pages; $27.THE UNITED STATES, Andrew Bacevich writes near the start of his account of post-cold-war…

Do Morals Matter? By Joseph Nye. Oxford University Press; 268 pages; $24.95 and £18.99.The Abandonment of the West. By Michael Kimmage.Basic Books; 368 pages; $32 and £25.The Age of Illusions. By Andrew Bacevich.Metropolitan Books; 239 pages; $27.THE UNITED STATES, Andrew Bacevich writes near the start of his account of post-cold-war…

The first huge renewable-energy revolution—the one that dotted the US with hydroelectric dams and ultimately made power ubiquitous in every American home—started at a bankruptcy sale. In 1877, Jacob Schoellkopf went to an auction for a waterway owned by the Niagara Falls Canal Company. A succession of entrepreneurs had tried…

The postponement is better than cancellation, but Olympics is not on anyone’s mind now Sport at its best is a glorious indulgence that blends adrenaline rush, exultant joy and mind-numbing grief both for the athlete and the expectant fan. However, in its worst form, sport is war minus the shooting…