Long before Warhammer was a glimmer in Bryan Ansell's eye, nerds were making up rules to refight their favorite battles from fantasy literature, putting armies of elves, orcs, goblins, and dwarves at ...

He turned “cat burglar” into a job description. A 52‑year‑old man has been charged after an Egyptian cat sculpture and “priceless” artifacts were stolen from an Australian history museum, Queensland ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Nearly a century ago, archaeologists excavating a cemetery in ...

MARIJAMPOLE, Lithuania—European governments are preparing for war with Russia. A newly released wargame suggests they aren’t ready. A Russian incursion, or outright invasion, into countries of the ...

Malta is one of the Mediterranean’s most remote islands. The nearest land is Sicily, about 85 kilometres north. Today, with ferries and planes, getting there is light work, but in the distant past, ...

Jemima McPhee receives funding from an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship. Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often ...

Planners today struggle to properly apply operational art in large scale war — and they don’t fully realize why. It takes something like firsthand experience in a strategic level wargame against a ...

Military wargames date back thousands of years, but their modern versions have many of the same challenges that civilian wargames do—in particular, weak computer opponents. The United States Air Force ...

Set aside your matches or lighter and try to start a fire; chances are you’ll be left cold. But as early as 400,000 years ago ancient hominins might have had the skills to conjure flame, according to ...

Board game pieces are placed during a wargame exercise at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 16, 2025. (Airman William Neal/U.S. Air Force) The U.S. Air Force is turning to artificial intelligence to ...

AJ Lee, Alexa Bliss, Charlotte Flair, Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley prevailed in the women’s WarGames match at WWE Survivor Series 2025. This was a highly satisfying back-and-forth match filled with weapons ...