{"id":16051,"date":"2020-10-20T16:51:20","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T16:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/ner\/?p=16051"},"modified":"2020-10-20T16:51:26","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T16:51:26","slug":"things-that-go-bump-in-the-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/2020\/10\/20\/things-that-go-bump-in-the-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Things that go Bump in the Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-16052 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/ner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/10\/Things-that-go-Bump-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>When I hear the words \u201cThings that go Bump in the Night\u201d \u2013 reminders me that Halloween is soon upon us which is to the glee of many children who enjoy dressing up to \u2018trick and treat\u201d.\u00a0 As an adult, though it reminds me that our days are going to be shorter and nights longer thus more darkness.\u00a0 It might be a surprise to you that many researchers are delighted in this time.\u00a0 The nights are crisp, and stars are shining bright.<\/p>\n<p>Bob Hirshon posted on the SciStarter newsletter this very same idea with a twist \u2013 Helping scientists find things that go bump in the night.\u00a0 He stated, \u201cJust in time for Halloween, here are our picks for citizen science projects that will help ward off primal fears, conspiracy theories and creature phobias.\u201d My favorite sentence connects with the fear of knowledge and letting science light the way \u2013 literally.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scistarter.org\/globe-at-night\">https:\/\/scistarter.org\/globe-at-night<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Globe at Night<\/strong> is presented as a National Optical Awareness Project to raise awareness about light pollution and night sky brightness.\u00a0 The best part is you can be anywhere on Earth and be able to partner with this SciStarter project.<\/p>\n<p>If you are looking for a little more on the spooky side of the environmental part of science then how about reptiles, arachnoids and toads?\u00a0 Oh my!\u00a0\u00a0 Two projects from SciStarter are regarding observing reptiles and amphibians for research, conservation and preservation purposes.\u00a0 Perhaps you will find the cutest spider of them all, so tiny that it wasn\u2019t discovered until recently.<\/p>\n<p>SciStarter is available for <em>children of all ages<\/em> and is free for all to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.scistarter.org%2Ffeatured-projects%2F2020%2F10%2Fscistarter-halloween-special%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CCatherine.Martin%40umassmed.edu%7C7a9124554f394cf1199608d874f5555e%7Cee9155fe2da34378a6c44405faf57b2e%7C0%7C0%7C637387944336413128%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=OKQ2eJPWx8SA5OBCszauCuXaM2RQfLUyTmYkqMpwl2g%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/blog.scistarter.org\/featured-projects\/2020\/10\/scistarter-halloween-special\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I hear the words \u201cThings that go Bump in the Night\u201d \u2013 reminders me that Halloween is soon upon us which is to the glee of many children who enjoy dressing up to \u2018trick and treat\u201d.\u00a0 As an adult, though it reminds me that our days are going to be shorter and nights longer&#8230; 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