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The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has one star that always rises to the top
The best and safest ways to donate food and time this holiday season
It takes six months to lose all your holiday weight. Here’s how to avoid gaining it instead.
How to make perfect pie crust with the power of science
We’re getting better at treating COVID-19
Have no fear—healthy Halloween ideas are here
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Michael Goran/The Conversation
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Go full-on mad scientist by making your own Halloween candy
How to safely celebrate Halloween during COVID-19
Why do we see ghosts?
Three safe ways to enjoy fireworks during a pandemic
Homemade Mother’s Day gifts Mom will love
Why it’s tough to sleep in after a night of drinking
How to photograph fireworks
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Popular Photography
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How to stay healthy on your next germ-filled flight
Elf on the Shelf and Krampus are more alike than you think
Your Christmas tree’s environmental impact has nothing to do with whether it’s real or fake
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Bert Cregg/The Conversation
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Of course the most likely time to have a heart attack is on a holiday
The psychology behind our love of Christmas movies
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S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate/The Conversation
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In 1964, Popular Science answered ‘stupid’ questions about what you eat
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Popular Science, November 1964, by James Berry
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No, turkey doesn’t make you sleepy
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Kevin Bennett/The Conversation
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How to deep-fry a turkey without killing yourself
Five things to do with your frozen turkey (besides cooking it)
How to eat less this Thanksgiving
Is it possible to eat so much that your stomach explodes?
Carving up the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line’s most common questions
This pecan pie combines chocolate and bourbon in the most decadent way
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Melissa Kravitz
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The curious case of the electric carving knife
Science stories to save you from awkward Thanksgiving conversations
The best Thanksgiving side is actually a flu vaccine
Twelve host and hostess gifts that will save you this holiday season
Thanksgiving cookware essentials you can still get by Wednesday
Get a good bake every time with these pie-making secrets
Female vampire bats regurgitate bloody dinners for their starving girlfriends
Those fun Halloween contact lenses may inflict real horror on your eyeballs
Celebrate National Dog Day with 14 of the best doggone stories we’ve got
Want to build an igloo? Here’s how.
Tired of pie? Here are 3.14 other math holidays worth celebrating.
Find out if your holiday travels will take you into a flu zone
The holiday season can be deadly for hospital patients
Why do we go Black Friday shopping?
Frankenstein was based on some very real (and very creepy) experiments
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Iwan Morus/The Conversation
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Scientists set up a haunted lab to figure out why we like being scared
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Dana Najjar
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The spookiest things we learned this week
MEGAPIXELS: Spooky animal x-rays are exactly as cool as you’d imagine
You really can be scared to death—here’s how
Plan out the holidays with these smartphone apps
Pumpkins evolved from a literal genetic (monster) mash-up
9 Of The Most Wanted Gadgets… Of 1952
How to sharpen your kitchen knives
Our favorite science-themed ugly Christmas sweaters
14 science and tech breakthroughs we’re thankful for this year
Seven totally safe science discussion topics for Thanksgiving dinner
8 ways to hack your Thanksgiving with science
Zombies, Abominations, And Body Snatchers: Nature’s Horrifying Parasites
13 Science-Themed Halloween Costume Ideas For 2016
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Peter Hess and Michael Koziol
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How to avoid giving food poisoning to your holiday guests
What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Dave Arnold
Where Did Green Bean Casserole Come From?
Watch Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloons Inflated In 360-Degree Video
What’s The Deal With Jellied Cranberry Sauce?
What Happens As Decades Pass In A Whiskey Barrel?
What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Justin Warner
What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Nick Curtola
What Are You Doing For Thanksgiving?: Christine Lau