There are a lot of scary science stories that go around the Internet. It's easy for a single paper to get spun up into a ...

Tales of the amazing capabilities of bats, spiders, and snakes. Plus, a guided tour of some of the world’s spookiest lakes.

This Halloween, horror fans should check out scary sci-fi movies like Alien: Romulus, The Thing, and Godzilla Minus One.

UC Davis scientists uncovered Aptostichus ramirezae, a new trapdoor spider species living under California’s dunes. Genetic analysis revealed it was distinct from its close relative, Aptostichus simus ...

Our own John Robison will be live at the Spooky Science Carnival at Science Spectrum, Thursday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 2579 ...

Like haunted houses? Scientists do! That’s because they’re an excellent place to study how humans respond to – and even ...

Climate change and habitat loss threaten the newly named trapdoor spider. Scientists from the, Davis, have identified a previously unknown trapdoor spider species lurking in the coastal sand dunes of ...

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.

What makes movies in the horror genre scary is often a polarizing discussion, but one scientific experiment tried to narrow ...

The above video shows the top local headlines for the morning of October 28, 2025. LUBBOCK, Texas — The Science Spectrum is ...