Fred Espenak, Astrophysicist Known as Mr. Eclipse, Dies at 73
He chased eclipses for five decades, wrote several books about them and worked with NASA to make data accessible to nonscientist sky gazers. Source: Original News
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Did Baby Talk Give Rise to Language?
The way that human adults talk to young children is unique among primates, a new study found. That might be one secret to our species’ grasp of language. Source: Original News
Here’s Another Use for Ice: Creating Secret Codes
Scientists have devised a way of writing and storing messages by creating patterns of air bubbles in sheets of ice. Source: Original News
Grand Jury Indicts Russian Scientist on Smuggling Charges
Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard researcher, was detained in February after failing to declare scientific samples she was carrying into the country. Source: Original News
How Two Neuroscientists View Optical Illusions
The Best Illusion of the Year contest offers researchers, and participants, an opportunity to explore the gaps and limits of human perception. Source: Original News
General Caine Faces a First Test Under Trump With Iran Strike Remarks
In remarks about Iran, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was speaking to the American people, but also to an audience of one in the White House. Source: Original News
Bill Moyers, Presidential Aide and Veteran of Public TV, Dies at 91
Before becoming known as an unusual breed of television correspondent and commentator, he had a long association with President Lyndon B. Johnson. Source: Original News
Carolyn McCarthy, Who Turned a Gunfire Massacre Into a Crusade, Dies at 81
After her husband was killed and her son wounded on a Long Island commuter train in 1993, she went to Congress on a mission to curb gun violence. Source: Original News
Tanner Martin Announces His Own Death
Tanner Martin has documented his fight against colon cancer for hundreds of thousands of followers. His death was announced in a recorded video. Source: Original News
Uber in Talks With Travis Kalanick to Fund Self-Driving Car Deal
The ride-hailing company is in talks to help Mr. Kalanick, who was forced out in 2017, purchase an autonomous vehicles start-up as robot taxi service Waymo gains momentum. Source: Original News