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Why do we love to scream?
We love watching horror movies and getting scared in haunted houses. But why? This scientist has spent the past 10 years investigating just this question.
October 31, 2018
Tricks that animals play
Trick or treat! Here are 3 animals that excel at playing tricks on others - and not just on Halloween!
October 31, 2018
Parker solar probe becomes closest-yet spacecraft to sun
On Monday, the Parker Solar Probe, launched August 12, broke the record for closest approach to the sun by a human-made object.
October 30, 2018
How 600,000 pounds of dead salmon nourished Alaskan trees
For 20 years, researchers counting dead salmon tossed them on the side of a shallow creek. The result, it turns out, was healthier, faster-growing trees. You'll enjoy this video.
October 30, 2018
NOAA issues 2018-19 Winter Weather Outlook for US
About 3/4 of the United States is more likely to be warmer-than-average than colder-than-average this winter, according the NOAA report, and western drought is likely to persist or worsen.
October 28, 2018
Watch launch of BepiColombo mission to Mercury
The BepiColombo mission to our sun's innermost planet - fascinating little Mercury - launches from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana on October 20 at 01:45 UTC (tonight at 9:45 p.m. EDT). Here's how to watch.
October 19, 2018
How do dogs process words?
What's happening in your dog's brain when it hears you say squirrel? New research looks at how dog's brains react to human words.
October 18, 2018
New technology may help solve mystery of life’s origins
How did life on Earth begin? A new technology, called Planet Simulator, might finally help solve the mystery.
October 14, 2018
Bees stopped buzzing during total solar eclipse
In the path of totality of the August 2017 total solar eclipse, bees stopped flying, says a study. "It was like ‘lights out’ at summer camp."
October 14, 2018
Meet the trillions of viruses that make up your virome
Just because you don't have the flu doesn't mean that your aren't teeming with viruses inside and out. But what are all these viruses doing, if they aren't making you sick?
October 11, 2018
