There is a fairly good chance that you have never heard of the tiny Pacific Island of Peleliu. With its size of approximately ...

They were the forgotten heroes of World War II, dropped deep behind enemy lines to cause maximum disruption. Last year at the ...

In downtown Manila, rows upon rows of headstones are laid out on the gentle slopes of a hilltop, the largest single burial ground for US World War II casualties.

A Newsweek map shows U.S. territorial expansion over the years, as President Donald Trump continues to push for the ...

"Before charging headlong into this icy island again, the U.S. would be remiss not to learn from past failures," argues an environmental science professor.

After the war, Sgt Peter Colthup ran a New York restaurant before returning to the UK BRITAIN’S last World War II glider pilot has died, at the age of 103. Staff Sgt Peter Colthup, who only became a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Researchers in Germany recently accomplished a truly audacious ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 0 marauder GettyImages 104124663 The United States created many famous and formidable warplanes in the second world war. These ...

From the latest skyscraper in a Chinese megalopolis to a six‑foot‑tall yurt in Inner Mongolia, researchers at the Technical University of Munich claim they have created a map of all buildings ...

Satellite imagery reviewed by Newsweek this week showed Chinese-led work to revive a World War II-era runway was nearing completion in the remote South Pacific atoll of Wolaei, just a few hundred ...

I lose track of the number of times people have tried to translate the tabletop experience to the world of videogames. Even putting the countless Warhammer and Dungeons & Dragons adaptations aside, ...

Well, here's something you don't see every day: all 2.75 billion buildings of the world shown together in a single 3D map. Reading time 3 minutes The world has a lot of buildings. Now you can see them ...