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Teens spend much of their days on their phones -- many of them during school. Here's how schools and teachers are trying to fix that.

It's cuffing season: the time of year where the weather cools down and folks look for a warm body to cuddle up with. But we're getting into some of the less warm and fuzzy aspects of dating. This week - a lot of us have seen how explosive breakup ...

The term brain rot first appeared in Henry David Thoreau's famous Walden, according to the Oxford University Press. How did he use it -- and what might he have made of its modern meaning?

The Department of Energy is focusing on aerogels to reduce the severity of lithium battery fires. a lab that creates the substance shares the pros and cons of this technology in creating safer EVs.

The Earworm Eraser is a 40-second audio track specifically designed to banish "Jingle Bells," "All I Want For Christmas Is You" and other much-too-catchy seasonal tunes.

Shoppers and retailers alike are at heightened risk of fraud and cyberattacks during the holiday season.

A social media ban for children under 16 will become first law in the world to levy fines on TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram for allowing youth accounts.

A spokesperson for Meta confirmed that Zuckerberg and Trump met on Wednesday, saying he was invited for dinner with the president-elect to talk about the incoming administration.

Will TikTok be sold? The question has been asked before, during Trump's first term. But now, the situation has changed considerably.

A group of experts team up to reconstruct Richard III's voice