17. Koro, a culture-specific syndrome, where a man (or a woman) is overcome with a debilitating fear that his p*nis (or her nipples) is shrinking and will eventually disappear. Interestingly, this fear is borne out of no real proof or ...

China tried to electronically jam US drone flights over the disputed South China Sea in order to prevent surveillance on man-made islands Beijing is constructing as a part of an aggressive land reclamation initiative, US officials said. Global Hawk long-range ...

The Somalia-based al-Shabab terror group has raided a village in northeastern Kenya, days after a similar operation in a nearby town. A statement by the Kenyan interior ministry on Friday said the al-Qaeda-affiliated armed group attacked the village of Yumbis, ...

The estimated cost to the US Navy’s second Ford-class aircraft carrier is already $370 million above a Congressionally mandated cap set for its construction after the USS Ford ran $2 billion over budget.   The cost of the USS John F. ...

Extremely rich George Soros George Soros said the health of the Chinese economy has him worried about the likelihood of a different world war. Military spending is on the rise in China, where there is a push to move to ...

The town, where the blast occurred, is in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, which is home to the nation’s Shiite minority. A suicide bomber exploded explosives at Shiite Imam Ali mosque in the town of al-Qudaih in Saudi Arabia amid Friday ...

What lies on the dark side of the moon? The ruined civilization of our lunar forbearers? A pile of overplayed Pink Floyd records? The most exclusive Airbnb in the galaxy? China’s on the case, launching the first expedition of its ...

I studied history in college, and spent a lot of my time researching ancient civilizations and comparative religions. As an agnostic, I am fascinated by religion and the idea of faith and belief, across all religions spanning the entirety of ...