While the Air Force and Navy raced to field faster jets, the A-7 Corsair II broke all the rules. Subsonic, underpowered, and shaped like a brick, it wasn’t supposed to win—but it did. Born out of ...

The A-4 Skyhawk was a legend—fast, nimble, and loved by U.S. Navy pilots. So when the underpowered, odd-looking A-7 Corsair II showed up to replace it, many scoffed. But this “short little ugly fella” ...

Grist reports that climate change is loading rice—the beloved grain that feeds more than half of the world's ...