Rise of the Zombie Bugs” explores how parasites create real-life zombies in the insect and invertebrate world.

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Magicians have long exploited quirks in our perception of the world to make us experience the impossible. Now, cognitive ...

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Conference of the Society of Catholic Scientists will take place June 6–8 at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

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She nabbed the top prize for her illustration of the science fiction story ... It even has its own book trailer. Smajstrla will be signing copies of the volume this coming Saturday at the ...

science writer Stephen S. Hall uncoils the complexity of snakes and humans’ love-hate relationship with them in his new book, Slither. Each chapter explores a facet of snake biology — such as ...

Henk Rogers’ new book, “The Perfect Game, ” traces his beginnings as “being a penniless student in Hawaii majoring in computer science and minoring in Dungeons and Dragons ” to becoming a game ...