Climate disaster victims are rebuilding using prefab homes from boxy to bespoke
Wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes and floods fueled by manmade climate change are changing the housing industry. That's because people seeking to rebui...
40 years after Chernobyl, war brings new rounds of disaster and displacement
Russia’s invasion deepens the saga of Ukraine’s Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. A woman who fled war and ended up there says, “We overcame radiation. We wil...
40 Years After the Meltdown, War Layers Another Disaster on Chernobyl
Ideas have been floated for how the contaminated zone could bring economic benefits to Ukraine. But for the foreseeable future, it will be an army-con...
Inside Chornobyl: 40 years after disaster, nuclear site still at risk in Russia’s war
In February 2025, a cheap Russian drone tore through Chornobyl’s confinement shelter. Workers warn the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident is n...
How the Cole Disaster Drove the U.S. to Develop New Warship Defenses
The Navy destroyers enforcing a blockade of Iranian ports carry weapons fielded after an American warship was attacked and nearly sunk more than 25 ye...
