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a turkey dinner on a plate

How to cook and eat a turkey without dying

By Rachel Feltman

person holding tissue to nose

The best Thanksgiving side is actually a flu vaccine

By Sara Chodosh

scientist injecting turkey

Thirteen science-backed ways to improve your Thanksgiving

By Sophie Bushwick

pie without a piece

Get a good bake every time with these pie-making secrets

Female vampire bats regurgitate bloody dinners for their starving girlfriends

Female vampire bats regurgitate bloody dinners for their starving girlfriends

Those fun Halloween contact lenses may inflict real horror on your eyeballs

Those fun Halloween contact lenses may inflict real horror on your eyeballs

By Phillip Yuhas/The Conversation

Celebrate National Dog Day with 14 of the best doggone stories we’ve got

Celebrate National Dog Day with 14 of the best doggone stories we’ve got

By Rachel Feltman

Want to build an igloo? Here’s how.

Tired of pie? Here are 3.14 other math holidays worth celebrating.

a mug with lemons and tea sitting on a snow-covered table

Find out if your holiday travels will take you into a flu zone

By Sara Chodosh

christmas holiday family

The holiday season can be deadly for hospital patients

By Sara Chodosh

Why do we go Black Friday shopping?

Why do we go Black Friday shopping?

By Sara Chodosh

Frankenstein was based on some very real (and very creepy) experiments

Frankenstein was based on some very real (and very creepy) experiments

By Iwan Morus/The Conversation

Scientists set up a haunted lab to figure out why we like being scared

Scientists set up a haunted lab to figure out why we like being scared

an illustration of a man pretending to read someone's mind in front of a crowd

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The spookiest things we learned this week

By Rachel Feltman

MEGAPIXELS: Spooky animal x-rays are exactly as cool as you’d imagine

MEGAPIXELS: Spooky animal x-rays are exactly as cool as you’d imagine

By Jillian Mock

You really can be scared to death—here’s how

You really can be scared to death—here’s how

By Eleanor Cummins

When cameras captured ghosts

When cameras captured ghosts

By Jeanette D. Moses

A woman wearing ultraviolet makeup or body paint on half her face, standing under a blacklight.

4 science tricks to scare up a better Halloween costume

man and woman in haunted house

Why is it fun to be frightened?

By Margee Kerr/The Conversation

Pumpkins evolved from a literal genetic (monster) mash-up

Pumpkins evolved from a literal genetic (monster) mash-up

By Sara Chodosh

How to sharpen your kitchen knives

How to sharpen your kitchen knives

By Sara Chodosh

Surprising stuff you can bring on a plane (without ticking off the TSA)

Surprising stuff you can bring on a plane (without ticking off the TSA)

By Sara Chodosh

Our favorite science-themed ugly Christmas sweaters

Our favorite science-themed ugly Christmas sweaters

By Jason Lederman

Giant crack in Antarctic ice

A crack in Antarctica is forming an iceberg the size of Delaware

By Sara Chodosh

5 DIY Tricks To Amp Up Your Jack-O’-Lantern

5 DIY Tricks To Amp Up Your Jack-O’-Lantern

By Samantha Cole

Ophiocordyceps fungus growing on moth

Zombies, Abominations, And Body Snatchers: Nature’s Horrifying Parasites

By Grennan Milliken

How to avoid giving food poisoning to your holiday guests

By Brooke Borel

heat map of where shoppers' eyes go in a grocery isle

Seven Ways Technology Will Make The Mall Of The Future Not Suck

By Breanna Draxler

What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Dave Arnold

What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Dave Arnold

Watch Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons Inflated In 360-Degree Video

Watch Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons Inflated In 360-Degree Video

By Claire Maldarelli

What Happens As Decades Pass In A Whiskey Barrel?

What Happens As Decades Pass In A Whiskey Barrel?

By Camper English

What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Justin Warner

What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Justin Warner

What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Nick Curtola

What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Nick Curtola

What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Christine Lau

What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Christine Lau

What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Derek Dellinger

What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Derek Dellinger

Put The Science Of Umami To Work For You

Put The Science Of Umami To Work For You

6 Ways 3D Printing Could Transform Thanksgiving Dinner

6 Ways 3D Printing Could Transform Thanksgiving Dinner

The Inexorable Rise Of Synthetic Flavor: A Pictorial History

The Inexorable Rise Of Synthetic Flavor: A Pictorial History

By Nadia Berenstein

IBM Watson: Team Up With A Supercomputer

IBM Watson Can Now Help You With Your Christmas Shopping

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Domestication Saved Pumpkins And Squash From Extinction

Domestication Saved Pumpkins And Squash From Extinction

By Grennan Milliken

Hack-'O-Lantern

How To Build A Flameless Hack-o’-Lantern

By Sean Michael Ragan

Hack-'O-Lantern

12 Popular Science Inspired Halloween Costumes

By Jason Lederman

How Counterfeit Contact Lenses Can Make You Go Blind

How Counterfeit Contact Lenses Can Make You Go Blind

By Alexandra Ossola

Caramel Apples Can Give You Food Poisoning

Caramel Apples Can Give You Food Poisoning

By Alexandra Ossola

Redesigning Santa’s Sleigh For Aerodynamic Efficiency

Redesigning Santa’s Sleigh For Aerodynamic Efficiency

Vampire Bats Might Enjoy Brussels Sprouts

Vampire Bats Might Enjoy Brussels Sprouts

By Rebecca Boyle

How To Celebrate Thanksgiving On The International Space Station

How To Celebrate Thanksgiving On The International Space Station

By Katherine LaGrave

The Science And Engineering Of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Balloons

The Science And Engineering Of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Balloons

By Francie Diep

Hack-'O-Lantern

Create A Smoking Pumpkin With An E-Cigarette

By Sophie Bushwick

7 Last-Minute Halloween Costumes For Science Lovers

7 Last-Minute Halloween Costumes For Science Lovers

FYI: Can You Overdose On Halloween Candy?

Ask Us Anything

FYI: Can You Overdose On Halloween Candy?

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: How Long Would It Take Santa To Deliver Presents To Every Kid On Earth?

Ask Us Anything

FYI: How Long Would It Take Santa To Deliver Presents To Every Kid On Earth?

By PopSci Editors

Furry Racism At The Pound: Why Is It Harder For Black Cats To Find Homes?

Furry Racism At The Pound: Why Is It Harder For Black Cats To Find Homes?

By Krislyn Placide

Say ‘I Love You Very Little’ With the World’s Smallest Valentine

Say ‘I Love You Very Little’ With the World’s Smallest Valentine

Rabbi Uses Giant Blowtorch Dubbed “The Inferno” to Eradicate Leavened Bread Before Passover

Rabbi Uses Giant Blowtorch Dubbed “The Inferno” to Eradicate Leavened Bread Before Passover

By Dan Nosowitz

How Science Is Changing Your Thanksgiving Feast

How Science Is Changing Your Thanksgiving Feast

By Rebecca Boyle

White liquid marshmallow.

The anatomy of a marshmallow

By Aki Kamozawa and H. Alexander Talbot

A monkey mask on the ground next to a skinned robotic monkey head.

Scare tactics

By Theodore Gray and Paul Wallich