Headlines

The robot wingmen the US hopes can outlast China’s missiles

Facing a shrinking fighter force and a surging Chinese air arm, the US Air Force is betting that robotic wingmen — not more manned jets — will decide who controls the skies over the western Pacific. This month, multiple media outlets reported that the US Air Force awarded

Asia

Building better evidence for Australia's ocean future

Research is helping to shape a national roadmap linking ocean health, communities, governance and the economy to strengthen how Australia uses evidence to manage its oceans. Dr. Tai Loureiro, from The University of Western Australia's Oceans Institute and School of Biological

Kim Gordon Updates Her Knicks Jersey In Late-Night TV Callback

When Sonic Youth played David Letterman's Late Show in 1994, a barefoot and pregnant Kim Gordon led the band through "Bull In The Heather" wearing the jersey of New York Knicks star John Starks. Gordon, now based in Los Angeles, was back in her longtime home base of New York

Music

Bittersweet World Cup for Gaza's football fans

In the darkness of a market in the central Gaza Strip, where power outages are a part of daily life, a brightly lit screen showing a World Cup match holds everyone's gaze. Dozens of men and boys stood transfixed as they watched Belgium play Egypt -- a much-anticipated fixture