Next to eating a healthy diet and getting enough exercise, getting adequate sleep is a staple cornerstone to a healthy life. But did you know that sleeping can also be dangerous? There are actually a number of things that can go wrong when you close your eyes and slip into unconsciousness—and for some people, the

We often think of ghost towns as forgotten, desolate burgs located in remote areas with little human population. That’s what makes them ghost towns, at least. As we are about to find out, however, that is not always so. There are ghost towns around and sometimes even inside famous, bustling cities. In some cases, people

There are few aspects of criminology more divisive than profiling. Some see it as a valuable tool that can provide insight into the minds of killers and actually help apprehend them, while others regard it as mere guesswork or a novelty act akin to a mentalism trick. This list isn’t meant to determine the worth

During the Cold War, the American nuclear threat following the drop of an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima resulted in the creation of a nuclear weapons program in the Soviet Union under the dictator Joseph V. Stalin, who governed the USSR from the 1920s until his death in 1953. During this program,

While most people think the idea of mind control is something that belongs in the movies, the fact is that various forms of mind control are operating around us all the time. From advertising on television, the Internet, or billboards to repeated mantras spoken in the press day after day to shape public opinion, mind

If you hear “ancient Egypt,” what comes to mind? Perhaps you see the Great Pyramid of Giza with the Sphinx in the foreground, Tutankhamun’s burial mask, or some animal-headed deities. Or maybe you thought of mummies. Mummies might certainly have come to your mind, but how much do you really know about ancient Egypt’s famously

Elections are usually the exclusive province of living people. Typically, certain requirements must be met before someone can run for office, such as a minimum age or living in the area one wishes to govern. Having a pulse kind of goes without saying. But none of that has stopped dead people from defeating their living

Sometimes, NASA is forgotten in the midst of exciting space news from private companies. The government organization that has not been to the Moon since the 1960s can seem insignificant next to ambitious goals to travel to Mars set by companies like SpaceX. But a new probe has NASA back on the front page of