A Japanese study has found that cheese consumption may influence the risk of developing dementia. However, the relationship is complex and far from clear-cut.

The battle between ant hosts and their social parasites is strongly influenced by climate. Temperature and humidity shape how the ants behave, ...

MONTREAL - Joshua Bujold, an upbeat psychology student in his first semester at Montreal's Dawson College, was taken aback to find out that happiness among young Canadians has plunged.

Under Kenya’s CBC Senior School (Grades 10–12), the Social Sciences pathway focuses on humanities, business, languages and ...

A recent study reveals why women engage with true crime, showing safety motives and psychology—not sensationalism—drive the ...

A century ago, two oddly domestic puzzles helped set the rules for what modern science treats as "real": a Guinness brewer ...

Young adults who engaged in a social media “detox” reported reductions in depression, anxiety and insomnia, though it was unclear how long the effects would last. By Ellen Barry Dialing down the use ...

Between 2008 and 2010, polarization in society increased dramatically alongside a significant shift in social behavior: the number of close social contacts rose from an average of two to four or five ...

1 HAWK University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Göttingen, Germany 2 Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany So far, both previous studies ...

It’s no secret that much of social media has become profoundly dysfunctional. Rather than bringing us together into one utopian public square and fostering a healthy exchange of ideas, these platforms ...

The use of social media is contributing to declining attention spans, emotional volatility, and compulsive behaviors among young people, according to a new report by Nanyang Technological University, ...

Researchers found children with highly addictive use of phones, video games or social media were two to three times as likely to have thoughts of suicide or to harm themselves. By Ellen Barry As ...