Researchers encourage monitoring "the frequency and volume of news" consumed. This is an Inside Science story. Doomscrolling, a word that describes the act of obsessively reading bad news despite the ...

Researchers have found that, although more screen time at 2 years of age is associated with poorer communication and daily living skills at age 4, time spent playing outdoors can mitigate these ...

The share of Americans who say science has had a mostly positive effect on society has declined in recent years. In the new survey, 57% say science has had a mostly positive effect on society, while ...

Two new studies show associations between screen time and behavioral and psychological risks for children, adding to a growing body of evidence that excessive use of smartphones and other devices can ...

A senior researcher from Chinese AI developer DeepSeek has warned of long-term societal threats from artificial intelligence, ...

Research over nearly a decade has tracked an unusual case of methane and carbon dioxide levels that seems to be actually cooling portions of Antarctica. Dubbed a negative greenhouse effect, this ...