Halloween is celebrated on October 31, and is one of the world’s oldest holidays. It has evolved into a celebration enjoyed by all ages, and includes fun activities like trick-or-treating, dressing up in costumes, carving jack-o'-lanterns, going to a bonfire, apple bobbing, visiting a haunted house and telling scary stories.
Did you ever wonder why we sometimes enjoy being scared? Learn about the science of fear [3], find tips about staying safe and healthy on Halloween, learn about “vampire” appliances [4], download information on Halloween storms, do research on black cats [5] or find fun activities to do at home or in school – all of this information (and more) is available for free on Science.gov [6]
Science.gov is made available to the public by the US Department of Energy’s Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI [7]). It searches over 50 databases and over 2100 selected websites from 14 federal agencies, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information including research and development results.
So have a scary, happy and scientific Halloween…boo [8]!!
