Weekend Links: Spooky Science Stories for Halloweekend

By Gloria Rosado | Events, Series, Weekend links | 0 comment | 30 October, 2020 | 0

We have been wearing masks almost every day in 2020, but Halloween is a time where can make it festive!

We may be celebrating a bit differently this year, but it doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy spooky season. Check out these science-themed stories to get in the Halloween spirit!

Zombies, Horror and Science – Oh My!

The Dunn Lab

It is approaching Halloween, which for many means trick-or-treating and copious amounts of candy. However, here at the Dunn Lab, it means spine-tingling science (with a side of candy of course)! From the psychology of fear and the love/hate divide of horror movies to real-life zombies found in nature, this week’s blog post dives into the spookiest of science the world has to offer!

The Mystery Of The Mummified Twinkie

Emily Kwong, Nell Greenfield-Boyce and Brent Baughman writing for NPR

NPR’s Nell Greenfieldboyce talked to Colin Purrington and explains to Short Wave how two scientists got involved and started unraveling the mystery of the mummified Twinkie.

Go Full-on Mad Scientist by Making Your Own Halloween Candy

John Kennedy, Sandra Gutierrez G., and Purbita Saha writing for Popular Science

Get in character, grab some ingredients off the shelf, and spend your evening looming over a bubbling cauldron of molten sugar—the scientific tricks behind these homemade treats will have you feeling like a real sorcerer.

Five Reasons to Love Bats

Erin Malsbury writing for Smithsonian Magazine

Habitat loss, climate change, pesticides, hunting and a deadly disease called white-nose syndrome all threaten the survival of populations around the world. For Bat Week this year, we rounded up five reasons to love and conserve these misunderstood mammal.

Why Black Holes Are the Scariest Things in the Universe

Chris Impey writing for Live Science

Black holes are scary for three reasons. If you fell into a black hole left over when a star died, you would be shredded. Also, the massive black holes seen at the center of all galaxies have insatiable appetites. And black holes are places where the laws of physics are obliterated.