In the 1970s, a mysterious illness appeared in a small town—but its origins raised unsettling questions. Cold War research into insect-based biological weapons, hidden experiments, and decades of ...

In his book “Atomowi. Nuclear Tests on Humans,” Dynowski describes how thousands of young troops were placed near atomic explosions during military experiments. The accounts, he says, reveal both ...

Exposure of soldiers to chemical, biological and radiological agents or devices during a war has always been a concern, not just in the U.S., but with other countries. During WWI, the most notable ...

People's bias toward sacrificing unknown bystanders appears to stem from assuming the unidentified person is an enemy, according to a study published October 23, 2024, in the open-access journal PLOS ...

TOKYO - Japan is starting to excavate the site of a former medical school that may reveal grisly secrets from World War II. The investigation begins today at the former school linked to Unit 731, a ...