The Harlem Shake is a cringe-worthy global phenom that’s spawned a thousand Epic Fails: the YouTube dance craze’s been done underwater, on commercial air flights...

Animal lovers in Jordan are fighting a formidable battle to raise people’s awareness and respect towards strays and animals in general. It’s not easy being...

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Didn’t Azerbaijan just claim to be building the world’s tallest tower?   Abu Dhabi Group will construct the world’s tallest building in Pakistan. It’s the stuff...

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A new research paper traces the roots of the wild olive to one location. Olives, staple of Mediterranean cuisine, have dubious origins. Called the “tree...

The bard believed that a “rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” but labeling mid-February fun as a Valentine’s event is controversial in...

Got the Foggiest Notion How to Drive in Desert Fog?  Camel caravans and soaring sand dunes demand backdrops of sun-bleached skies (or star-strewn heavens).  But...

Pink slime, an Egyptian muscleman with freakish biceps, and horse-burgers: what makes news go viral? Ages back, the day after actress Natalie Wood died, I...

People helping people. Is there a better way to burn a few calories? Habitat for Humanity Jordan (H4H) recently teamed up with Sahhyieh Jamia, a...