The story of Bushman’s Hole is a brutal reminder of how unforgiving deep cave diving can be. Shaw prepared for months, trained relentlessly, and coordinated a massive recovery attempt — all to help a ...

Bushman’s Hole in South Africa is one of the deepest freshwater caves on Earth — a vertical shaft plunging to nearly 280 meters. In 2004, elite cave diver David Shaw discovered the preserved body of a ...

Children have developed coping mechanisms that reveal learned helplessness. Their adaptation is evidence of how thoroughly they've accepted algorithmic systems as unchangeable.

Halloween is right around the corner. You likely already have your stockpile of candy and costumes for the kids. But are your home and yard a scary sight, or safe enough to welcome trick-or-treaters?

Why do so many of us love a good scare — from haunted houses and horror movies to roller coasters that make our hearts race? According to FIU psychology researcher Matthew Sutherland, the answer lies ...

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As Halloween draws ever closer, it’s time for what has become a bit of a Thoughts on Thinking blog tradition to post a horror/fear-associated piece. My first post in this realm of thought covered 5 ...

There are some moments in life where you remember exactly where you were and what you were doing. For me, one of those times was when I was walking up Wabash Avenue in downtown Chicago toward Trump ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. The authors of 'Fiend' and 'Why I Love Horror' sat down for a conversation about how the horror genre has evolved — and why readers get ...

Universal Studios in Orlando gets the lion’s share of the attention when it comes to Halloween Horror Nights. And deservedly so. But the original Universal Studios in Hollywood is also pretty great, ...

Knott’s Berry Farm has returned to the fog for another Halloween season with a new haunted house set in an abandoned zoo where the military is conducting secret experiments that may be one of the best ...