Boo! The spooky science of Halloween

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Oct 31, 2018

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By: Sonia Mendes

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

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The remnants of an owl and cobra are frozen in the middle of a battle.

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Steve Huskey

The remnants of an owl and cobra are frozen in the middle of a battle.

In honour of Halloween, check out these eerie science stories — designed to give you goosebumps! See some amazing skeletal images from a biologist and functional morphologist, read the diary of a snake expert doomed to death from a venomous bite, hear about the neuroscience of spooky songs, and more in this harrowing collection from Science Friday.

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Sonia Mendes

Sonia Mendes is the English Writer/Editor for Ingenium. She loves digging behind the scenes to tell the quirky, colourful stories of museum life and all things related to science and innovation.

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