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Sep 30, 2014

Zombies, UFOs & Sea Monsters: 'Mysteries of the Unknown' Reboot (Gallery)

Time Life Books/Time Home Entertainment Inc. contributed these images to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Any child of the '80s will remember being captivated by the weird UFOs and creepy supernatural tales in television ads for the Time Life book series Mysteries of the Unknown. Now, as part...

Sep 30, 2014

Earhart Search: Underwater 'Lump' May Be Wreckage from Lost Plane

The hunt for Amelia Earhart's lost plane will continue next summer. An underwater anomaly detected off the coast of the tiny Pacific atoll Nikumaroro could be the wreckage of Earhart's aircraft, as it is the right size and in the right location, according to the International Group For Historic Aircraft...

Aug 31, 2014

Saying 'Thank You' Does Make a Difference (Op-Ed)

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Most of us were taught that saying “thank you” is simply the polite thing to do. But recent research in social psychology suggests that saying “thank you” goes beyond...

Aug 31, 2014

Number of Never-Married Americans Hits New Record

The share of American adults who have never been married has reached a record high, according to a new study. In 2012, one in five people ages 25 and older — or 42 million people — in the United States had never been married, a Pew Research Center analysis found....

Jul 31, 2014

US Army Gets Upgraded Chinook Helicopter Fleet

The U.S. Army received its first newly upgraded Chinook helicopter this week, according to aerospace giant Boeing. The new CH-47F Chinook helicopter was delivered to Army officials on Tuesday (July 29) in Ridley, Pennsylvania. The updated CH-47F features several improvements over earlier models of the heavy-lift transport helicopter. One of...

Jul 31, 2014

Experiments With Humans Can Save Wildlife (Op-Ed)

Brian Hare is an associate professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University, and Vanessa Woods is the author of Bonobo Handshake (Gotham, 20011). Woods and Hare are on the board of the nonprofit Lola ya Bonobo, a sanctuary for orphan bonobos in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The authors contributed...

Jul 31, 2014

The Real Reason Women Cheat

SAN FRANCISCO — Middle-age women who cheat on their husbands are looking for passion and sex, but don't want to divorce their husbands over it, new research suggests. The new data comes from a sample of married women who used AshleyMadison.com, a dating website aimed at people seeking to cheat...

Jul 31, 2014

Open-Source Seeds Make a Comeback (Op-Ed)

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Today, just three companies – Monsanto, DuPont and Syngenta – account for about half of all commercial seed sales. More and more, agricultural patents are used to increase the...

Jul 31, 2014

Paid Editors on Wikipedia — Should You Be Worried? (Op-Ed)

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Whether you trust it or ignore it, Wikipedia is one of the most popular websites in the world and accessed by millions of people every day. So would you...

Jul 31, 2014

Ten-Hut! Why Soldiers March in Unison

From North Korea to the United States, militaries display their strength with synchronized parades. Now, new research shows that when soldiers march in unison, it not only intimidates enemies, but also gives the soldiers a confidence boost. In a new study, men who were asked to walk in unison judged...

Jun 30, 2014

Educated Women No Longer at Increased Risk of Divorce

Women who are more educated than their husbands used to have a higher chance of divorce, but a new study found that this trend stopped in the 1990s. A team of researchers examined statistics on heterosexual marriages in the United States from 1950 through 2009, and found changes over the...

May 31, 2014

Gallery: Incredible Photos from the 2014 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series

Fly Like a Bird (Image credit: Dean Treml/Red Bull Cliff Diving)The 2014 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series began in Cuba on May 10, 2014. The five-month international competition includes stops in Texas, Ireland, Norway, Portugal and Spain, before ending with a final showdown in Brazil. Above, Michal Navratil, of...

May 31, 2014

Tough Times Ahead for the Right to be Forgotten (Op-Ed)

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. As Viviane Reding, vice-president of the European Commission, congratulates herself for forcing Google to comply with the right to be forgotten, she might want to take a moment to...

Apr 30, 2014

Finding the Strength to Reach the Ocean's Furthest Depths

Nikhil Gupta is an associate professor and Steven Zeltmann is an undergraduate student researcher in the Composite Materials and Mechanics Laboratory of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at New York University, Polytechnic School of Engineering. The authors contributed this article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Radio...

Apr 30, 2014

Origins of the days of the week

As the days pass, the cycle of the week shapes how we live our lives. Have you ever wondered, Why is a week seven days long? How about where the names of each weekday come from? The seven-day week originates from the calendar of the Babylonians, which in turn is...