Fear is a survival mechanism that can keep you from harm. But it can be maladapted for the modern world and make you feel ...

Being a little spooked is part of the delight of Halloween. But lately, some say genuine jump scares are abundant — on stoops ...

On Halloween night, when a nurse is murdered and arsonist Heston Koontz disappears from a psychiatric facility, Colter ...

Why do we slow down for car crashes or binge true crime? Psychologist Coltan Scrivner says our fascination with fear isn’t just dark — it’s adaptive.

On Episode 184 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik look at why space can be scary with a survey of some of the ...

If you’re in the mood for horror but don’t want all the psychological baggage, the Scary Movie franchise is for you. The ...

Some dogs never stop playing. They’ll chase a tennis ball until their paws give out or guard a squeaky toy like it’s made of ...

The U.S. labor market looks to be undergoing a similar sort of erosion, with hiring stalled as employers weigh months of ...

This little Italian Greyhound named Tika might be the spookiest (and squeakiest) thing you’ll see all Halloween.

Some ghastly garden scenarios, like my mint mishap, are clearly our own fault, but the blame for others can fall squarely on ...

A shocking stabbing incident took place on a train headed to Huntington in United Kingdom's Cambridgeshire. Multiple people ...