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New research indicates a strong link between high social media use and psychiatric disorders involving delusions, such as ...

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The coronavirus years shaped everything. Now, experts are asking: who were you back then? And who are you now?

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With millions of people using beauty filters to enhance their online images, researchers wanted to know: do these digital ...

Convincing shoppers to buy less-than-perfect produce is vital to the food industry’s efforts to cut food waste.

The owner of a golden retriever from the United Kingdom took her pup on a day out to the zoo for a new experience. His reaction to meeting all the wild animals there has melted hearts among social ...