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Aug 31, 2017

Shipping Regulation Lifted for Puerto Rico: What Is the Jones Act?

Today (Sept. 28), the White House authorized the temporary waiving of a shipping regulation dating to nearly a century ago, known as the Jones Act, to enable much-needed aid to reach Puerto Rico. Also known as the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, the Jones Act states that transportation of passengers...

Jul 31, 2017

How Benjamin Franklin Spread Science on 'Supernatural' Solar Eclipses

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. By the time he was 20 years old, colonial American Benjamin Franklin had already spent two years working as a printer in London. He returned to Philadelphia in 1726....

Jul 31, 2017

Live Science Remembers Bruno Gulotta, Friend and Colleague Killed in Barcelona Attack

We lost a friend and a colleague to terrorism yesterday (Aug. 17). Bruno Gulotta, 35, an employee of Tom's Hardware Italy — a brand owned by Live Science parent company Purch — was on holiday in Barcelona, Spain, strolling along Las Ramblas with his partner and two young children, when...

Jul 31, 2017

Civil War Mystery Solved? Confederate Sub's Torpedo May Have Killed Its Crew

The crew of the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley, the first combat submarine to sink an enemy ship, may have instantly killed themselves with their own weapon, according to a new study. This finding may have solved a mystery that has endured for more than 150 years about the fate of...

Jun 30, 2017

Bullied Kids More Likely to Have Loaded Guns, Report Suggests

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. For school-aged youth, access to a gun can increase their risk for becoming a victim of or for committing a violent crime, including suicide and homicide. It also increases a...

Jun 30, 2017

The New 'Doctor': Yes, a Time Lord Can Regenerate As a Woman

The Doctor is in — sci-fi television series Doctor Who has a new Doctor, and for the first time in the show's history, she's a woman. Since the long-running program debuted in 1963, 12 actors have held the leading role of the Doctor, a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey....

May 31, 2017

House Pushes for Creation of Military 'Space Corps'

Congress took formal steps on Thursday toward requiring the US military to establish a dedicated Space Corps, as concern mounts over the vulnerability of American space assets and their central role in modern war-fighting. The move came with a stinging rebuke to the US Department of Defense from key members...

May 31, 2017

60% of Moms Have Been Mom-Shamed

It's a tough world out there. More than half of mothers of young children say they've been criticized for their parenting decisions. So-called mom-shaming comes most frequently from family members, a new survey found, with 37 percent of mothers reporting their own parents had criticized them, 31 percent reporting criticism...

Apr 30, 2017

The Sky's the Limit: 15 Key Milestones in Aviation History

Aviation pioneers American aviator Colonel Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1902 – 1974), who in 1927 became the first person to make a non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic. (Image credit: Central Press/Getty Images)On May 21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh claimed his spot in aviation history when he landed in Paris, France, after...

Apr 30, 2017

Charles Lindbergh Made Flight History 90 Years Ago, Changing Aviation Forever

American aviator Charles Lindbergh was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean on May 21, 1927, without stopping. On May 20, 90 years ago, after completing several test flights and setting a transcontinental record, Lindbergh hopped aboard his Spirit of St. Louis plane at Roosevelt Field in...

Apr 30, 2017

Why Is the Flag at Half-Staff Until Noon on Memorial Day?

For 149 years, Americans have taken the last Monday in May to remember those who have died in our wars. Like all deaths honored by the state, flags fly at half-staff. However, on Memorial Day, the U.S. flag flies at half-staff only for the first half of the day, and...

Feb 28, 2017

Why Do Songs Get Stuck in Your Head?

There are some songs that just beg to become embedded in your brain. It's a Small World. My Sharona. YMCA. Even a die-hard Village People fan is bound to get a little annoyed the 70-millionth time It's fun to stay at the Y, M, C, A! screeches through their skull....

Feb 28, 2017

What's Behind Phantom Cellphone Buzzes?

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Have you ever experienced a phantom phone call or text? You're convinced that you felt your phone vibrate in your pocket, or that you heard your ring tone. But...

Feb 28, 2017

What the Heaven's Gate Suicides Say About American Culture

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Heaven's Gate — also known as the UFO cult — burst into American consciousness 20 years ago this month, when, on March 26, 1997, law enforcement discovered 39 decomposing...

Oct 31, 2018

Help Put a Scientist's Face on the UK's New £50 Bill!

Pardon me, do you have change for a Hawking? English business owners may soon have to answer this question, or one like it — Can you break a Lovelace for me? — thanks to a new competition to put a U.K. scientist on the United Kingdom's next £50 bill. Who...