(CBS News) Men who are castrated may trade what they're losing for extra years of lifespan, new research suggests. A genealogical study of eunuchs of the Korean Chosun dynasty published in the Sept 24 ...

A lot of misconceptions about eunuchs have proliferated since the premiere Game of Thrones in 2011. A look back at the history of eunuchs allows us to explore what they really were, how they were ...

Again and again in the animal world, males have shorter lifespans than females, an effect scientists attribute in part to the deleterious effects of testosterone. Now researchers who looked at ...

Women live at least 5 years longer than men, on average in the industrialized world, previous studies have shown. Now, a study of eunuchs from 16th to 19th century Korea suggest that testosterone may ...

Tell people you're doing a story about the life spans of Korean eunuchs, the typical reaction is a giggle or a cringe. But if you can overcome your visceral response to the topic, a study scientists ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A study of eunuchs in Korea's royal court has found men without testicles live longer. Researchers looking at the court of the Chosun Dynasty found eunuchs lived to 70 on average, ...

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi proclaimed Islamic State as a Muslim caliphate on June 29, 2014, with himself as caliph, a term reserved for a successor to the prophet Muhammad. His would be the newest caliphate ...