Normally, that kind of out-of-the-blue text from a friend wouldn’t faze me. This time, my eyes bugged. The unprompted text ...

Seth Kaplan, an expert on fragile states, will be at CivicCon to explain how we can fight discontent and decline by getting ...

Sharing of fake news is a drawback of social media. New research suggests that when people think explicitly about the ethics of sharing fake news, they are less likely to do it.

April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day, and one group in Minot is providing resources for anyone who may need a helping hand.

Mastodon is making changes in the hopes of making its social networking service more appealing and easier to use, especially for more mainstream users looking for an alternative to X or Threads. On ...

Robinhood Social is now rolling out in beta to a select group of users, who can trade right from their feed. Robinhood Social is now rolling out in beta to a select group of users, who can trade right ...

The robots befriended us remarkably fast. Over the past year or two, AI has become not just a utilitarian tool but a technology that many people are turning to for connection and emotional support.

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Remedy Entertainment has introduced a Friend's Pass for its multiplayer Control spin-off, FBC: Firebreak, as it ceases new content updates for the ...

Bull sharks may have a reputation as lone hunters, but new research reveals they actually form social bonds and even have preferred “friends.” After six years of observing 184 sharks in Fiji, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) have a really bad reputation ...

Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the best of The New Yorker in your inbox. The poet and critic Randall Jarrell once said that a poet is someone who “manages ...

Sharks are often viewed as solitary, but a new study—carried out on the Shark Reef Marine Reserve in Fiji—has found that rather than mixing at random, bull sharks have "active social preferences" and ...