Stories about the dead—the dead dead—often fade away over time, but there’s something about ghost stories that has staying power. Maybe it’s the way that such stories activate our otherwise suppressed ...

Human DNA is not always making us function in ways we understand. Some of our genome is just there, and we’re not sure what it does. In fact, 8% of our DNA are viruses our ancestors caught one day and ...

‘Tis the season. Skeletons haunt yards, and pumpkins are plopped on porches. Kids (and many adults) are scheming about their Halloween costumes. But if you really want to get in the mood for Halloween ...