KANSAS CITY, Kan. — When Kansas Speedway opened in 2001 during NASCAR’s expansion boom, it was often viewed as just another mile-and-a-half oval — a “cookie-cutter” track designed to grow the sport’s ...

Since the detonation of the first atomic bombs in 1945, the global security architecture has been fundamentally shaped by the logic of nuclear deterrence (Knopf 2022). The unprecedented destructive ...

Grifols, a Spanish health care company, operates clinics in Canada that collect blood plasma from donors in exchange for an honorarium. By Vjosa Isai and Roni Caryn Rabin Vjosa Isai reported from ...

A couple of years ago, self-described “professional mad scientist” and undisputed YouTube legend Drake “Styropyro” Anthony uploaded a video featuring various experiments performed with the crazy ...

Last year, people in the U.S. made an estimated $4.7 billion selling their plasma. Donation centers are popping up in middle-class neighborhoods, including suburban strip malls and college towns.

Being more efficient and more powerful than chemical rockets, plasma engines are seen as the future of human spaceflight. While NASA-backed plasma rocket projects aim for travel times to Mars be just ...

Many Olympians train in world-class facilities, but gold medalist Nick Baumgartner simply walks into his own backyard. At 44 years old, Team USA’s oldest athlete from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is ...

The science pros at TKOR show what happens when a big plasma popper fails. Over 72 hours, Trump officials shifted their story on Pretti Anthropic CEO warns humanity isn’t ready for what AI is becoming ...

Plasma cutters have become one of the most useful tools in garages and home workshops, especially for anyone who works on automotive projects, metal fabrication, or DIY repairs. Unlike traditional ...

With rising rent, utilities and the cost of groceries, a growing number of people are selling their blood plasma to make extra money. The U.S. is one of a handful of nations that allows people to sell ...

A medical provider holds a bag of plasma. Reporter Catherine Rolfes was between jobs and starting to think about how to make some extra cash to put toward her bills when her sibling suggested they ...