The Science of Scare Project ranks "Sinister" as the 2024 scariest movie. Heart rate monitors measured audience fear levels during horror films. Experts discuss physiological responses and ...

The best horror movies have the propensity to drain the blood from our faces and the breath from our lungs, and for the first time, we know why. ‘The Science of Scare’ study, now in its 5th year, has ...

But how to pick which to watch? Hulu's got a wide selection of movies, but how to know the best from the rest? We've got you covered. Craving a mix of science fiction and folk horror? Then you'll ...

But how do these directors know exactly how to scare the living daylights out of their audience with sounds and visuals? Well, there is an entire formula that goes behind creating the scariest movies ...

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The annual toxic smog that forms over swathes of India and Pakistan is preventable, but the nations’ scientists have too little opportunity to help tackle the problem.

For almost a century, Science News journalists have covered advances in science, medicine and technology for the general public, including the 1925 Scopes “monkey” trial, the advent of the ...

(The MIT Press / Cover Image: Getty Images AI Generator) In his book, and in the podcast, Boyle turns to science fiction as well as science facts to lay out his case. He says the movie “Blade Runner” ...

Oct. 31, 2024 — Scientists investigating animal viruses with potential to infect humans have identified a critical protein that could enable spillover of a family of organisms called ...

To celebrate Halloween, HBO has revealed new images and info for Stephen King prequel It: Welcome to Derry, coming in 2025.

November 1, 2024 • For years, we've been asking, "Which came first: the chicken or the egg?" Maybe what we should have been asking is, "Which came first: the frog or the tadpole?" A new paper in ...