This week's It’s Debatable article explores the ethics of AI company Anthropic's decision to turn over its computer system to the Department of War.

Laser weapons may sound like something out of a science fiction blockbuster movie, but they're becoming increasingly ...

The military’s directed-energy push still depends heavily on yesterday’s hardware. The U.S. Navy spent at least six months resurrecting a high-energy laser weapon that previously graced the bow of a ...

These findings suggest that the absence of past detections does not mean discovery is imminent. If extraterrestrial ...

Reverse-engineering existing technology yielded “the Toyota Corolla of drones”—cheap, easy to manufacture and devastatingly effective.

To better describe the role of people in autonomous weapons, leaders should swap "meaningful human control" with "mindful ...

The U.S. Navy's lone 150 kW laser weapon is back in action – sort of.

Looking at images of the sky taken before the first satellite was launched, one team believes they may have found objects ...

It's been 40 years since Alf first captivated audiences with its quirky alien character and timeless humor. It's time for a ...

The war in Ukraine has become the world’s first true drone war, forcing commanders to confront impossible economic math: ...