Attention commuters! Researchers have found that when you talk on your cell phone, even when you’re using a hands free device, you’re slowing down traffic. Scientists figured this out using traffic simulators.

Research on brain scans reveals that women with anorexia may experience taste differently than others. This is one of two stories we have on anorexia and the brain, during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.

New research suggests that the brains of former anorexics have a hard time telling the difference between winning and losing. This is one of two stories we have on anorexia and the brain, during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.

As global temperatures rise, glaciers melt and sea levels go up, right? Well, new research on prehistoric climates indicates that the opposite could somehow be true. The findings add a new twist to how we think about climate change.

Is bionic vision in your future? It might be if engineers can perfect a contact lens filed with electronics. As this ScienCentral News report explains, engineers have demonstrated how to put electronics inside a contact lens.

Unlocking the gecko’s ability to walk on walls is leading researchers to find a way to replace surgical stitches with sticky tape. As this ScienCentral News video explains, the challenge is to make a surgical tape that works in the wet conditions inside your body.

In the movie “Be Kind, Rewind,” Jack Black plays a man who is magnetized and erases an entire store-full of video tapes. But can people really be “magnetic?” In this ScienCentral News video, meet a boy who calls himself “Magneto Man,” and has a reputation for making computers go wild.

Scientists find that air pollution is even worse for you than previously thought. New research shows how tiny particles from vehicle emissions can cause heart disease and other problems.

Is a woman’s choice of valentine really a choice? Researchers studying mice have found that alpha males can trigger growth of new brain cells in females that make them want only alpha males.

From “Star Trek” to the new sci-fi film “Jumper,” we’re all familiar with the idea of teleportation. But as this ScienCentral News video explains, scientists are actually doing real teleportation experiments in the lab.