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Is the lockdown leading us to drink more alcohol or spend more time gambling online or watching pornography? Researchers today launch a survey aimed...

New work focusing on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge reveals very brief shelf life of such viral campaigns, and suggests the nature of ‘virality’ and...

‘Invisible impairments’ can make it difficult for stroke survivors to maintain a job, according to a study from the University of Cambridge and Queen...

Research by a digital anthropologist is looking at how new religious movements are harnessing online platforms. These ‘invented religions’ take...

MOOCs – or massive open online courses – have been touted a cure for the education sector’s ills by some, but merely the latest symptom of it by...

How the ‘Hacker ethic’ almost killed the music industry, then helped save it, but might spell the end of ownership as we know it.

New research aims to ensure that we can exploit the full benefits of the digital world and still protect our online privacy.

Online passwords are so insecure that one per cent can be cracked within 10 guesses, according to the largest ever sample analysis.