Social Networking : Science World Report

Dec 15, 2016 03:20 AM EST

Loneliness Can Kill People, Study On Breast Cancer Patients Suggests

A long-term scientific study on breast cancer survivors shows that women who are socially isolated have higher chances of recurrence of cancer and death.

Oct 12, 2016 06:06 AM EDT

Facebook Virtual Reality: Rachel Rubin Franklin From ‘The Sims’ To lead Social VR team

Facebook has recently hired 'The Sims' lead Rachel Rubin Franklin to head the company's Virtual Reality Platform. What does Facebook plan to do with its VR? Know more here:

Jan 05, 2016 01:31 PM EST

Friendship and Social Networks May be as Important as Diet and Exercise to Our Health

Friendship may be as important to your health as diet and exercise.

Dec 30, 2015 06:48 AM EST

Are You Facebook Dependent? The Drive to Use This Social Media Network

Scientists have taken a closer look at what drives a person to use Facebook in order to understand how dependent a person is on the social media platform.

Dec 21, 2015 09:27 PM EST

Elephants' Social Networks are Rich Despite Poachers

Elephants may be keeping up with their social networks despite being hunted. Scientists have found that while these animals are under pressure, they still have rich social networks among groups.

Nov 16, 2015 11:56 AM EST

Social Networks: Information Is 'Contagious' In Large Groups, Affects Recall Ability

A study out of Stony Brook University examined how learning in social groups can affect how much information the group retains, and how it compares to learning in individuals.

Nov 03, 2015 10:55 AM EST

Aurora Secrets May be Revealed with Social Networking Tools

There may be new ways to track down the Northern Lights-and learn a bit more about them. New research has used tools designed to study social networks to gain significant new insights into the aurora.

Oct 25, 2015 09:51 PM EDT

Animals Have Dynamic Social Networks: How a New Analysis Reveals Social Behaviors

Humans aren't the only ones with a type of Facebook. It turns out that animals have social networks, as well.

Apr 24, 2014 07:34 AM EDT

Socially Smart Ravens Understand Relationship Hierarchy Among Others, Like Apes

Ravens are intelligent birds. Now, though, scientists have found that they're also socially smart. They've discovered that ravens understand and keep track of rank relations between other ravens.

Oct 29, 2013 11:42 PM EDT

Social Networking is the New Out-Of-Body Experience

Is it possible to socially interact with another person in the absence of a body and the senses? Social networking allows us to present versions of ourselves. But when we use a computer to mediate our communications, are we interacting with another human being or with that machine?

Oct 13, 2013 08:47 PM EDT

Modelling Social Networks Reveals How Information Spreads

The way information spreads through society has changed significantly over the past decade with the advent of online social networking. But it seems we humans continue to apply the same approach that we always have to spreading information, even if we do it through Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr these...

Oct 08, 2013 05:37 PM EDT

New Study Measures Transformative Groups of Digital Natives in Every Country

According to a common myth, today’s young people are all glued to the Internet. But in fact, only 30 percent of the world’s youth population between the ages of 15 and 24 years old has been active online for at least five years. In South Korea, 99.6 percent of young people are active, the highes...