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Is Licorice Dangerous?

A kinkajou in Costa Rica

What In The World Is A Kinkajou?

It's a carnivore, though it mostly eats fruit. It has a prehensile tail, but it's not a primate

Aftermath of the Black Tom explosion on July 30, 1916

Sabotage in New York Harbor

Explosion on Black Tom Island packed the force of an earthquake. It took investigators years to determine that operatives working for Germany were to blame

A Triceratops jack-o'-lantern

Dinosaur Sighting: Jack-O’-Ceratops

When it comes to pumpkin popularity, it looks like Tyrannosaurus has some competition

In primates, brain size correlates with group size.

Humans Evolved Big Brains to Be Social?

Some scientists think humans and other primates evolved big brains in response to the social challenges of living in large groups

What causes fear?

Where Fear Lives

Scientists are testing innovative ways to keep frightening memories from controlling people's lives

Pumpkin curry

Inviting Writing: Making Peace with Pumpkin

Mostly I used my sister as a means to escape unwanted food by shoving it onto her plate when nobody was looking

For the past century, carnivorous dinosaurs like Allosaurus—seen here at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County—have been made-to-order movie monsters.

Cinema’s Spookiest Dinosaur Scenes

Dinosaurs have been movie monsters for a century. Here's a short countdown of some of their scariest moments in film.

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October 31, 1926: Death Proves Inescapable for Even Houdini

Magician Harry Houdini, who could seemingly escape anything, couldn't escape a punch to the gut and appendicitis

Anyone dressing up as a mad scientist today?

Five Last-Minute Science-Themed Halloween Costume Ideas

No one else will be dressed like dark energy

Learn about destinations in Chile, such as Torres del Paine National Park.

Events Oct. 31-Nov. 3: Spooky Storytelling, Explore Chile, Lunder Conservation Center, and Sounds of the Dragon

This week, visit a Halloween story session, learn about Chile, get an up-close look at museum conservation, and enjoy a fusion of classical music

The Bat in Belfry

Bat Art Isn’t Bad Art

The genre of bat sculpture might not get much attention, but among the finest examples is a bronze by the great French actress Sarah Bernhardt

Professor Ronald Greeley, 1939-2011

Ronald Greeley: A Gentleman and a Scholar

Some scientists are both great researchers and fine human beings. Ron Greeley was one of them

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The Black List: Photographs By Timothy Greenfield-Sanders Opens at the Portrait Gallery

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Ten Horror Movie Food Scenes That Will Make You Shudder

Movie directors know that the quickest way to the audience's gag reflex is through its stomach

A cast of the sauropod Diplodocus at the Utah Field House of Natural History in Vernal, Utah. Our current understanding of sauropods like this differs greatly from hypothetical restorations of "living dinosaurs" in Africa.

Living Sauropods? No Way

Dinosaurs have long been rumored to still survive in the Congo Basin, but is there any truth to the tall tales?

From Vampyr

Hopping Vampires and Other Screen Bloodsuckers

Forget Twilight and True Blood, these overlooked vampire gems are perfect for Halloween viewing

Production shot of "Chinglish"

“Chinglish” Dramatizes China-U.S. Muddles

In the new Broadway play by David Henry Hwang, an American in Beijing misinterpreting the signs

Philippa Fawcett. When she placed first in the Cambridge mathematical tripos in 1890, she forced a reassessment of nineteenth-century belief in the inferiority of the "weaker sex."

The Woman Who Bested the Men at Math

A Lakota painted drum

“A Song for the Horse Nation” opens at the American Indian Museum

A new exhibition details the significant role of the horse in American Indian culture

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