Jay L. ZagorskyThe Ohio State University Latest articles by Jay L. Zagorsky Why Are So Few Babies Born on Christmas Day? By Jay L. Zagorsky published 19 December 19 Opinion 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. Opinion Are Catastrophic Disasters Striking More Often? By Jay L. Zagorsky published 11 September 17 Opinion 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? Opinion Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter nowGet the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1Catquistadors: Oldest known domestic cats in the US died off Florida coast in a 1559 Spanish shipwreck 2'Vaccine rejection is as old as vaccines themselves': Science historian Thomas Levenson on the history of germ theory and its deniers3Astronomers discover giant 'bridge' in space that could finally solve a violent galactic mystery4James Webb Space Telescope finds a wild black hole growth spurt in galaxies at 'cosmic noon'5Chinese scientists makes nuclear power breakthrough using abandoned US research
Why Are So Few Babies Born on Christmas Day? By Jay L. Zagorsky published 19 December 19 Opinion 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.
Are Catastrophic Disasters Striking More Often? By Jay L. Zagorsky published 11 September 17 Opinion 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?
