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3-D Movies Boost Headaches, Not Enjoyment
By Rachael Rettner published
3D movies don't make you feel more immersed in a film and may give you a headache.
Smoking in Kids' Movies Decreased in 2010: CDC
By Karen Rowan published
The number of incidents of smoking in G, PG and PG-13 movies fell 72 percent.
Want to Marry a Movie Star? You Might Need to Study Up
By Live Science Staff published
Movie stars who marry each other tend to find matches with similar educational backgrounds.
Exorcism and Reality Get the Hollywood Treatment
By Benjamin Radford published
Is "The Rite" really based on true events?
Film 'Matchstick Men' Preps Smokers to Light Up
By Stephanie Pappas published
Watching an actor light up onscreen activates the part of the brain that plans hand movements in smokers, a new study finds, just as if the smokers were planning to light a cigarette themselves.
Far-Flung Movies May Inspire Future Scientists
By Mike Wall published
Sprinkling some science into Hollywood blockbusters can help inspire the next generation of physicists and biologists.
Scary Movie Scores Mimic Alarm Calls in Nature
By Jeremy Hsu published
Animal behavior researcher examines why violins from the movie "Psycho" set us on edge
Why Do People Love to be Scared?
By Remy Melina published
Every Halloween season, Americans spend millions on scary fun. From haunted houses to horror movies, we crave a good spine-chilling scare. Why do we love to be scared?
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