Darkness: Not Our Old Friend

Want your Halloween party to be really scary? Turn out the lights. Researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health have found a powerful link between stress and anxiety, indicating that even moderate stress might make you freak out when something happens that's just a little spooky. Especially if it happens when it's dark. Of course it's no secret that humans have an inherent fear of the dark. Scientists, and even us common folks, have known that for a long time. With apologies to...Full Story