Slurred speech eventually shortened the name to a single word--marigold. In the late medieval period both the Dutch and Low German languages included equivalents of the English name: Marienbloemkijn ...

“There is a small but noticeable trend of parents using weapons-inspired ― and, more broadly, aggressive ― names for their sons,” Sophie Kihm, the editor-in-chief at the website Nameberry, told ...

The Chinese government has claimed that it has been "forced" to develop nuclear weapons as a United States official issued a warning about China's weapons of mass destruction program. Newsweek has ...

By Declan Walsh and Julian E. Barnes Sudan’s military has used chemical weapons on at least two occasions against the paramilitary group it is battling for control of the country, four senior ...

LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Iraq is trying to convince powerful armed factions in the country that have fought U.S. forces and fired rockets and drones at Israel to lay down their weapons or join ...

Two people have handed over money to these salesmen, with one paying £500 using a combination of cash and bank transfer. Reports of ‘Nottingham Knockers’ in towns and villages across Fenland prompts ...

Dynasty Warriors: Origins is a break from tradition for the long-running Musou series. Rather than an array of playable characters whose stories all combine to paint the full picture of warring ...

Stunning medieval wall paintings inside France’s Angers Cathedral remained hidden for centuries. But now, for the first time, conservators from the University of Cambridge’s Hamilton Kerr Institute ...

China has overcome a significant technical hurdle in the development of a compact yet extremely powerful directed energy weapon. This high-power microwave (HPM) weapon – which is still in ...

Chinese researchers have allegedly developed a new high-power microwave (HPM) weapon with power equivalent to electromagnetic energy released by a nuclear explosion. Reportedly also relatively ...

Fortnite developers constantly shake up the Battle Royale meta by introducing new weapons and reviving classic ones from the vault. However, one weapon that only appeared in the game for 30 ...