We talk about Morse code, named after its inventor, Samuel Morse. However, maybe we should call it Vail code after Alfred ...

Many enjoy casually meeting and speaking with new people. A few enjoy doing so over long distances, through the connecting ...

I wrote about being in NYC and watching Tiny Tim’s wedding on The Johnny Carson Show. As weird as Tiny Tim may have been, my watching the show was even weirder. Or more exactly, while I was watching ...

"SOS" may be the lyrics to your favorite ABBA song, but it has important historical significance. Here's what it means and ...

One of the most fascinating aspects of the Dennison Railroad Depot Museum is its role during World War II. This unassuming ...

Corelatus] said recently that “someone” asked them to identify the phone signals in the 1982 film The Wall, based on the Pink ...

These five instrumental moments in rock music are still legendary today; and modern-day musicians might learn a thing or two ...

Wood poles have been a staple for utility connections since Samuel Morse first discovered their potential in the early 1840s.

I would blink, if anyone were watching and knew Morse code, and if I didn’t think blinking makes you look weak — I would not ...

A new study by developmental scientists at Northwestern University provides new insight into a hallmark of human communication: our flexibility to use nonlinguistic signals to serve our communication ...

Sometimes disaster strikes and conventional communication systems fail. Here's how amateur ham radio operators provide a ...

Is it a woodpecker? Is it a cicada? Is it a parrot who learned Morse code? No, it’s Silvester, the family cat, who just happened to spot a bird outside the window. If you own a cat, you’ve likely ...