Meet the 18 science candidates still on the U.S. ballot: scim.ag/2O6LinS

It’s #Halloween eve, which means it's time for us to share some our spookiest content #fromthearchives! Stay tuned today and tomorrow for a stream of scary science, hair-raising research and frightful physics drawn from the vaults of EurekAlert!!

Did you know word “lemur” comes from the Latin word for ghost? The aye-aye is at the center of countless myths on the island of Madagascar, some Malagasy even believe that the aye-ayes are man-eaters. In reality, the aye-aye leads a solitary life and is nocturnal. @denverzoo

What everyone ought to know about #ghostsharks this #Halloween: ow.ly/FRVo30mqQDF by in Forbes Science featuring work by #MBARI @Lostsharkguy Amber Reichert @DivaAmon #IntlGhostSharkDay

"Science reporting must include marginalized voices," says documentary film producer Llewellyn Smith. Smith won a 2017 AAAS Kavli Awards award for "Poisoned Water," his @NOVAPBS program on the Flint, Mich., water crisis. Join us Thursday for his talk at Howard University. bit.ly/2AAqzFo

Correction: 2:00 p.m. Nov 8 Webinar on English Learners in STEM Subjects - mailchi.mp/nas/english-le… #BOSE #BCYF #ELSTEM

If you happen to come across some undead zombies this Halloween, they're gonna smell real bad #chemoween #halloween

Hello my pretty! Even nebulas dress up for #Halloween. This one, imaged by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), is a wicked witch: go.nasa.gov/2zeLnAp

#HappyHalloween! Explore the #spookyscience of mummies, spiders, glowing wounds, snakes, leeches, & more! bit.ly/2dPtGQi

Learn about some #spookyscience for #Halloween! Have you heard of the "headless chicken monster" recently sighted near Antarctica? Or the spider that can grow to be up to 11 inches in diameter? Check them out: bit.ly/2dPtGQi

It's #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth! Learn how AISES is encouraging more Native Americans to pursue #STEM fields, explore how a linguists are preserving endangered languages, and more: bit.ly/2esc5tJ

#DYK the ornamental gourds you see everywhere this time of year are related to cucumbers and luffa sponges? bit.ly/2ew7gQs #decorativegourdseason

Inspire kids with a great science book during #PictureBookMonth! Resources and reading recommendations: bit.ly/2dZHOX4 #subaruloveslearning AAAS Subaru Prize #kidlit

The Pinwheel Galaxy, also known as Messier 101 (M101), is a grand design spiral galaxy. #DYK only 10% of all known galaxies are this type? What that means: bit.ly/2eA2v8e

Going to #NSTA18 National Harbor? We're looking for #educators to participate in a focus group on using primary literature in the #STEM classroom. If this sounds like you, please get in touch! surveymonkey.com/r/GBGSH3Q

#HBD, Marie Curie! Her work as a physicist and chemist led to discovery of polonium and radium. She was the first woman to receive a The Nobel Prize and also the first person to receive the honor twice. bit.ly/2e67nFT #WomenInSTEM

We just published our 100th paper! Check it out to learn more about a newly discovered bacteria that can eat plastic. Yum! bit.ly/2JRPAPK

Happy birthday, Hedy Lamarr, actress and #inventor of the spread-spectrum communication tech behind WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS, born #OnThisDay in 1914 bit.ly/2yUDtgr

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