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Day of the Dead parade.
Discover the history of homemade sugar skulls, home altars, and fantastical spirit animals.
Dune Sandworm
Before Herbert came along and wrote Dune, few if any sci-fi stories were set in fully realized universes.
Día de Muertos parade
Growing up in the United States, I remember on Halloween my mother used to say, “Honey, this is not just a day for costumes and candy. You must also remember […]
protoplanetary disk
In 2006, Pluto was demoted in a very controversial decision. Unless you ignore nearly all of planetary science, it'll never be one again.
animal with rhythm
A 12-year study shows that these large lemurs have a sophisticated sense of rhythm.
why do we sleep
One hypothesis says that sleep helps "clean" the brain of damaged molecules and toxic proteins.
dune
Frank Herbert's "Dune" refers to a religious desert people who are desperate for a savior to overthrow an evil empire. Sound familiar?
Our Sun will continue to grow, becoming a red giant and then a planetary nebula. Here's how large it will get.
resume-bot
A marketing professional decided to think creatively and create a resume-bot. It helped him land 14 interviews and 11 job offers.
Odyssey Sirens
Fear is one of the oldest and most powerful emotions known to man, so it should come as no surprise that horror stories are as old as storytelling itself.
A man in a ghost costume showing why Halloween is so popular for adults.
Today, alcohol is as important as candy to the Halloween economy.
How rabies inspired vampires, werewolves, and other monsters
The mad dog’s bite caused a hideous metamorphosis, which transformed its human victim into a nefarious monster.
metaverse
Augmented reality (AR) contact lenses will project the digital world into our retinas, perhaps helping us navigate the metaverse.
The Other 1972
One of the scariest films of the 1970s didn't set out to be a horror film at all.
American Airlines in-flight map showing shipwrecks near the North American coast
On long-haul flights, some airlines show shipwrecks on their in-flight maps. The aim is to entertain; the result is often to horrify.
In his new book, "Forward: Notes on the Future of Our Democracy," former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang explores how media narratives can warp public perception of political candidates.
Dracula Movie Poster
The more horror we consume, the harder it becomes to find a good scare. These genuinely unsettling movies should get you in the mood for Halloween.
Spirit photography
Haunting photographs depict the dead as "still with us."
quantum mechanics
Quantum physics isn't quite magic, but it requires an entirely novel set of rules to make sense of the quantum universe.