File-Sharing Group Mulls a Floating Pirate Ship of Servers in the Sky
Technology Pirate Parties International, the central group that unites all of the disparate political Pirate Parties in other countries, recently had a meeting wherein a particularly… Pirate Parties...
View ArticleNew Shipboard Laser Weapon Takes Aim at Would-Be Pirates
Technology A new long-range laser weapon takes a page from Greek antiquity to thwart marauding pirates at sea. It won’t set their ships on fire, but it can let pirates know they have… A new long-range...
View ArticleHow to Reverse the Increasing Number of Pirate Attacks Near the Suez Canal
Technology Every month, some 1,300 ships heading to or from the Suez Canal must pass through the lawless waters off the coast of Somalia. Pirate attacks are at an all-time high—more… Every month, some...
View ArticleClimate Scientists Request Protection From Somali Pirates
Technology First Australian climate scientists had to go into witness protection. Now they're being threatened by pirates. Or their research is, anyway. Climate scientists are asking… First Australian...
View ArticleArchaeologists Pull 5 Of Blackbeard's Cannons From The Sea
Technology A research team recovered the big guns from a 300-year-old pirate wreck off the coast of North Carolina. In 1718, legendary Caribbean pirate Blackbeard sank his ship, _Queen Anne's Revenge,...
View ArticleSatellites Will Guard New Marine Reserve From Fish Pirates
Environment Avast ye, scallywags The United Kingdom announced this week that it is creating a massive marine reserve around the Pitcairn Islands in the Pacific ocean. Covering over 322,000 square...
View ArticleThe High-Tech Battle Against Pirates
Military A stealth vessel and other technologies could protect ships in troubled waters--if only we'd deploy them Ghost looks more like a spacecraft than a seaborne combat vessel. It's waiting for us...
View ArticlePirates Of The Near Future Will Use Drones
Military Canadian military journal says it's only a matter of time Pirates will use drones because everyone will use drones… Pirates will use drones because everyone will use drones…
View ArticleShipwrecks And Tree Rings Extend The Hurricane Record By 350 Years
Environment Which could help us get better at predicting future storms Officially, the record of hurricanes in the Atlantic goes back to 1850. But hurricanes have been going on for a lot longer than...
View ArticleHow to grill meat over an open fire
DIY Like pirates used to do. You don't need fancy gear to perfectly grill meat—Americans have been cooking over open flames for centuries. Here's how to do it yourself.
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