Maverick’s next wingman could be a drone. In the movies, fighter pilots are depicted as highly trained military aviators with the skills and experience to defeat adversaries in thrilling aerial dogfights. New technologies, though, are set to redefine what it means to be a “Top Gun,” as algorithms, data and machines take on a bigger […]
China Launches Second Space Station Module, Wentian
China on Sunday launched the second of three modules to its permanent space station, in one of the final missions needed to complete the orbiting outpost by year’s end. A live feed on state broadcaster CCTV showed the 23-ton Wentian (“Quest for the Heavens”) laboratory module launching on the back of China’s most powerful rocket, […]
Explainer – What Is Behind Heat Waves Roiling the US?
Virtually all the contiguous United States experienced above normal temperatures in the past week, with more dangerously hot weather forecast. The U.S. heat wave followed record heat that killed hundreds if not thousands of people and sparked wildfires in Europe. Following is an explanation of what is causing the heat waves, according to scientists. What […]
Monkeypox: Five People in Contact with Nigerian Man, But No One Infected
As of July 24, Cambodia has detected no case of Monkeypox infected from the Nigerian man who has been confirmed positive for the virus in Thailand and has fled for Cambodia, H.E. Dr. Or Vandine, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Health told AKP this afternoon. “Up to now, we have found five people […]