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Each October, as Halloween decorations appear and horror movies fill streaming queues, people across the country indulge in fear. Haunted houses sell out, thrill-seekers line up for roller coasters ...

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sara Goodacre, a professor of evolutionary biology who studies how spider silk can be used in medicine and engineering. It has been edited for ...

Many of us have felt the suspense of something you knew was going to be scary, or the surprise when a jump scare happens. Maybe you've even said you were "scared to death." But can you really be ...

The conclave begins next Wednesday, and many are speculating and imagining which cardinal might be elected; perhaps even what name they might select. However, there is another aspect of the ...