Some people seem naturally funny, always ready with a clever joke or a witty comment. Others struggle to land a punchline.

A new study from the University of Aberystwyth suggests the ability to be funny isn't down to your genes - it is not a family ...

2. Actually study cartoons. This one may sound strange, but it’s true. Aaron Kozbert of the City University of New York found that being able to understand what makes a cartoon funny is related ...

According to the study, the number of New Yorker cartoons in which dogs were the subject increased from five per year in the ... Alden said, wasn't funny. In the 1960s, cartoon dogs were best ...

SpongeBob study: A study published Monday found that 4-year-olds performed worse on tests requiring focus and self-control after watching just nine minutes of 'SpongeBob SquarePants.' ...

Violence More Realistic, Darker Than Cartoons Of The Past. Latest ... That's 6.3 incidents an hour — more than the PTC found in prime time aimed at adults during a 2002 study.

Yesterday, the Parents Television Council released its latest study, Cartoons Are No Laughing Matter: Sex, Drugs and Profanity on Primetime Animated Shows Kids Watch Most, documenting the ...

Cartoons Aimed at Kids Contain Too Much Sex, Drugs and Profanity, PTC Study Says "Family Guy," "American Dad," Cartoon Network, Adult Swim -- and, surprisingly, even Disney Channel's "Phineas and ...

Cereal companies know that putting a cartoon character on the box makes it more appealing to kids. Now a new study suggests the child-friendly figures make the cereal taste better, too.