The .su Boom
The Soviet Union has been history for going on 17 years now, but there is one place where the former superpower continues to live on, even with the semi-endorsement of a major international standards...
View ArticleOld Soviet Warheads Fuel America's Nuclear Power Industry
From Megadeaths to MegawattsSoviet Topol-M missiles are capable of reaching Washington, but thanks to non-proliferation efforts the one seen here may make it to U.S. shores as civilian reactor fuel....
View ArticleRussia Plans Cupertino 2, a Scientific City Modeled on Silicon Valley
Russian Scientific CityMoscow School of Mangement SkolkovoA new scientific city is slated for construction at Skolkovo outside Moscow, where the Moscow School of Mangement Skolkovo (seen here) already...
View ArticleArchive Gallery: PopSci Spies on the Soviet Union
When it comes to technological advances, few periods were as prolific as the Cold War era, which saw the mass distribution of color TV sets, the ubiquity of electrically-powered domestic appliances,...
View ArticleThis Scientist Helped Quietly Save The World From Soviet Nukes
Kurchatov city, the center of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test siteWikimedia CommonsWhen the Soviet Union broke apart at the end of the Cold War, several of its military and science facilities fell into...
View ArticleRemember When a Soviet Spacecraft Landed in Wisconsin?
Korabl-Sputnik 1, called Sputnik 4 in the West, wasn’t one of the Soviet Union’s greatest triumphs of the early space age. Following a successful mission, a flawed retrofire burn kept the spacecraft...
View ArticleThe Evacuated Chernobyl Is Now Teeming With Wildlife
On April 26, 1986, reactor four of the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine, was destroyed by an unexpected surge of power during testing. The explosion was followed by a violent fire that spewed...
View ArticleSoviet Space Station Fired A Gun In Orbit
Illustration Of Soviet Almaz Space StationNASA, via Wikimedia CommonsOfficially, space is a weapons-free zone. As spelled out in the United Nations Outer Space Treaty, the heavens beyond earth are to...
View ArticleThe .su Boom
Tucked away in one of the Web's dark corners, the Soviet Union continues to thrive as an internationally recognized entity. The Soviet Union has been history for going on 17 years now, but there is...
View ArticleOld Soviet Warheads Fuel America's Nuclear Power Industry
Science Could the Cold War be heating and lighting your home? If you are one of many Americans whose life is powered by a nuclear power plant, there's a good chance it is; while not… Could the Cold...
View ArticleRussia Plans Cupertino 2, a Scientific City Modeled on Silicon Valley
Technology Russia's oil reserves have given the nation considerable political muscle, but Russian leaders also want to resurrect some scientific grandeur. Now they hope to build its… Russia's oil...
View ArticleArchive Gallery: PopSci Spies on the Soviet Union
Technology Missile trains, atomic planes, orbiting H-bombs and more hypothetical Cold War technologies cooked up by the United States and the Soviet Union. When it comes to technological advances, few...
View ArticleThis Scientist Helped Quietly Save The World From Soviet Nukes
Technology Siegfried Hecker spent more than a decade securing a nuclear test site the size of New Jersey. When the Soviet Union broke apart at the end of the Cold War, several of its military and...
View ArticleRemember when a Soviet spacecraft landed in Wisconsin?
From Our Blogs: Vintage Space In 1962, Korabl-Sputnik 1 landed smack in the middle of a main street in Wisconsin Korabl-Sputnik 1, called Sputnik 4 in the West, wasn’t one of the Soviet Union’s...
View ArticleThe Evacuated Chernobyl Is Now Teeming With Wildlife
Animals Human habitation is more devastating to animals than nuclear fallout On April 26, 1986, reactor four of the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine, was destroyed by an unexpected surge of...
View ArticleSoviet Space Station Fired A Gun In Orbit
Military Modified cannon finally revealed on Russian television At Popular Mechanics, a story about a Russian space weapon, tested in the 1970s. At Popular Mechanics, a story about a Russian space...
View Article60 years ago today, a Soviet street dog became the first animal to orbit Earth
Space Sputnik-2 or: Laika, our hero In 1957, a Soviet street dog named Laika launched into space aboard Sputnik-2 and became the first animal to orbit the Earth. This is her story.
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