science

If you’ve been to one of those theme-park “audioanimatronic” presentations, you know that robots can be made to do quite spectacular and life-like things. Now an Italian team is showing what may be the most realistic recreation of human expressions yet.

A class of chemicals one scientist calls "practically unavoidable", found in everything from nail polish and hair spray to coatings on some medical products, seems to increase a woman's risk for contracting diabetes, according to a new study.

We of the modern world owe much to science. Science has improved our health and our understanding of our place in the universe. It's helped us see how the creatures of the past became the animals of today . And, sometimes, science does things that we wouldn't understand the point of in a million years, no matter how hard we think about them.

It may not be the first thing you want to consider this morning. Or, for that matter, not as high as fourth or fifth on your list. But a new study claims that dinosaur farts may have helped heat the Earth.

Survey says - very possibly...

No, you read the headline correctly. A British non-profit group has a very bare-bones computer available for the bargain-basement price of $35.

Once people find out I work overnights here at the New 96.1 Joy-FM, they usually ask me how I can sleep during the day. I wish I had a better answer than the truth, which is: I've just always been able to. Then again, sleep in general is pretty mysterious.

An upcoming study reportedly notes that the perfect movie for a cold Winter's night is a chick flick.

Clever, amusing, and memorable your cellphones' ring tone may be. But new research claims that it may be so distracting that it causes those around you to remember less information, and need more time to get back to top speed after it stops ringing!

(And no, we're not talking about specific people, TV programs, or situations. Or The Situation, for that matter) I'd always heard that we yawn to get more oxygen into our bodies quickly. But, like so many things I thought were scientifically true, this is just plain wrong.

The surprising answer, according to a new study, is yes

When it comes to gift-giving, we all know that "it's the thought that counts". But, if you have decided that someone on your shopping list deserves that expensive item this year, don't spend extra money on an additional "small" gift. A new study says it brings down the value of your larger gift.