Posted: October 29, 2020

Fright Night: Halloween Monsters

Lots of adults spend the weeks leading up to Halloween watching the scary movies. Our resident historian gives us the rundown on some creepy characters featured in the films, as well as some modern science related to each.

Fright Night: Halloween Monsters
Posted: October 26, 2020

Question Your World: What’s Scarier than a Shark with One Head?

News of a two-headed shark might sound like a scary movie being released for Halloween, but it's true!

Question Your World: What’s Scarier than a Shark with One Head?
Posted: October 23, 2020

Halloween in Space? Cosmic Spider Webs and Supermassive Black Holes

With Halloween right around the corner, people are decorating with spider webs and lots of black. It seems fitting, then, that some space news about spider webs and black holes was released in October.

Halloween in Space? Cosmic Spider Webs and Supermassive Black Holes
Food Health
Posted: October 21, 2020

Is Chocolate Healthy?

Chocolate is a healthful food, right? Maybe that’s what you’ve heard because there are hundreds of legitimate research studies that link chocolate and cocoa to positive health outcomes. But is there any truth to that?

Is Chocolate Healthy?
Posted: October 21, 2020

Celebrate National Chemistry Week with Sticky Science Activities

National Chemistry Week is October 18-24. You, your family, and/or your students can participate with these sticky science suggestions!

Celebrate National Chemistry Week with Sticky Science Activities