Holidays

Illicit drug residues in sewage spiked for holidays and special events during summer 2017 in rural Kentucky.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer
Learn about the different ways dyslexia manifests itself in languages.
Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer
Three holiday facts from the Inside Science archive (infographic).
Abigail Malate, Staff Illustrator
Many of the boys in the choir had tics, leading the scientists to speculate that the repetitive movements may be related to motor learning.
Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer
First inspired by fire sprinkler systems, the gadgets pop when a material that softens in heat releases a spring.
Catherine Meyers, Editor
Follow these three basic tips to increase your chances of ending up with the bigger side of the bone (infographic).
Abigail Malate, Staff Illustrator
Female turkeys pick males based on dangly facial ornaments called snoods -- the more dangly, the better.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer
These real medical conditions carry uncanny echoes of our monster legends.
Abigail Malate, Staff Illustrator
New research suggests the rabies virus uses a snake venomlike compound to manipulate infected animals.
Nala Rogers, Staff Writer
Why you shouldn’t throw your Jack-o-lantern guts away.
Kimberly Hickok, Contributor
How do fireworks make shapes in the sky?
Karin Heineman, Executive Producer
Scientists use oceanography technology to find the wrecks of World War II aircraft.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor