In a demonstration of China's growing strength and blue water capabilities, it has recently launched a 'big deck' aircraft carrier narrowing the capability gap with US' big deck' carriers. However, the USA still has eleven operational aircraft carriers to China's two.

When the UN voted for the formation of the state of Israel, the Arab world objected; this book excerpt examines how Israel defended itself from Arab nations and was able to establish the state of Israel.

The author of this article argues that ‘defensive pessimism’ can help people—especially those who suffer anxiety—improve positive thinking and decision-making.

Okinawa in Japan and Sardinia in Italy are two of the places famous for having a high number of centenarians. However, these so-called 'Blue Zones' might not appear to be what they claim, and fraud and lying might be why these places seem to have a lot of centenarians.

With soaring global energy prices, alternative energy sources are looking more appealing—and while embracing hydropower might sound like one of the ways to go, there are risks.

Samsung has begun mass production of chips using its 3-nanometer (3nm) process node—its most advanced chip-production technology—which allows smaller chips to pack even more power.

Scientists have discovered that zero gravity can adversely affect the bones of even the healthiest astronauts.

In 2004 when then-federal treasurer Peter Costello introduced a baby bonus to encourage Australians to have more children—results were mixed.

More and more signs point to China being under-prepared to compete with the USA.

The United States Air Force (USAF) recently announced that the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program is moving into the next stage of development, with the aim of fielding America’s next air superiority fighter by 2030.