Because of the specialized nature of submarines, a distinct military strategy called anti-submarine warfare, or ASW, was created to counter them. Its primary objective is to defend ships and allied ...

HOUSTON — Kevin Durant is standing at the free-throw line. It's the closing act of Rockets practice, and the slender 37-year-old is locked in a tense battle with second-year guard Reed Sheppard, ...

Rockets rarely blast straight upward and keep going in that direction. Instead, most orbital launches curve eastward, leaning into the spin of the planet to squeeze out every bit of free speed they ...