During World War II, battles were won by the side that was first to spot enemy airplanes, ships, or submarines. To give the Allies an edge, British and American scientists developed radar ...

The British government claimed that eating carrots helped its fighter pilots shoot down German planes at night. In truth, the ...

The six-bedroom, five-bathroom 1920s property with a heated swimming pool has a blue plaque honoring its former resident Sir ...

Northrop’s P-61 Black Widow was late to the war. The fighter-bomber didn’t fly its first combat mission until June 1944, when it penetrated German airspace to bomb and strafe trains, railways, and ...

Less well known are its applications in the study of migratory birds, bats, and insects, which initially showed up as "phantom signals" on the radar screens during World War II. Aa Aa Aa Many ...