As the civil insurrection in Syria escalates, and the Obama administration considers military action against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, some of Syria's neighbors are concerned ...

In the early years of the war a gas mask was an ever-present accoutrement - an unfashionable, square, cardboard box - or it was until Woolworths came up with a variety of alternative metal canisters.

The gas mask has a history that dates back thousands of years, though it wasn’t until World War I that it became nightmare fodder for Doctor Who and countless other stories. Here is a sometimes ...