New research into the biomechanics of explosive seed dispersal in squirting cucumbers (Ecballium elaterium) reveals how these ...

In the following visual explainer, Al Jazeera unpacks how ballistic missiles work and how they are being used in the ongoing conflict. How do ballistic missiles work?

Israel-Iran conflict: How ballistic missiles work and where can they reach? Ballistic missiles are long-range weapons designed to deliver conventional or nuclear warheads by following a ballistic ...

WestJet, Canada's second-largest airline, is investigating a cyberattack that has disrupted access to some internal systems as it responds to the breach.

What kind of damage is a ballistic missile actually capable of and what options are there to stop one after it has already been launched at a target?

A small international team of volcanologists has built a more detailed picture of the Campi Flegrei caldera's internal structure using high-resolution seismic imaging and results from rock physics ...

The modern military has a slew of weapons to choose from, not the least of which are ballistic and hypersonic missiles. What's the difference between them?

Authorities say that new technology has provided “decisive evidence that conclusively links” a suspect in the 1975 murder of 20-year-old John Curtis Patterson.

North Korea launched several short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern sea Thursday in what South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff is calling a "clear act of provocation" in the region.