Jay L. Zagorsky

The Ohio State University

Articles by: Jay L. Zagorsky

Lonely Shih tzu dog with red party hat waiting for owner.

Why Are So Few Babies Born on Christmas Day?

By Jay L. Zagorsky published

Christmas and New Year's are days of celebration in many parts of the world when people gather with family and friends. One thing many typically don't celebrate on those days is a birthday.

Here, hurricanes Katia, Irma and Jose swirl in the Atlantic on Sept. 8, 2017. The raging trio was captured by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite. The day-night band allowed the instrument to show both the city

Are Catastrophic Disasters Striking More Often?

By Jay L. Zagorsky published

Saturated media coverage of hurricanes like Harvey and Irma can make it seem like disasters happen all the time. Is the frequency of billion-dollar disasters really rising?