College freshmen are far more confident than their parents or grandparents were, according to a controversial new study. The study, led by San Diego State University psychology professor Jean Twenge, found that...

We've heard a lot about sexting—sending sexually explicit messages or photos via cellphone—among teens lately. In truth, adults—even adults old enough to have teens themselves—are much m...

Maybe Facebook should change its name to Facebleep. According to Reppler, a service that scours Facebook for naughty words, nearly half of all profiles have profanities on their walls. Of those, about four-fift...

Think the hottest tablet computer costs an arm and a leg? A Chinese teen was able to buy one for the price of an internal organ. Selling organs isn't legal even in China, but the 17-year-old boy named Zheng fou...

Teens who are involved in team sports or exercise a lot are less likely to smoke or use drugs than their more sedentary peers, but they are more likely to drink. According to a recent study from the University ...

More than half of 16- to 22-year-olds would rather lose their sense of smell than give up their tech gadget of choice, according to a study by the media company McCann Worldgroup. About 7,000 folks between the ...

Call it a case of having your pancake and eating it, too. In late May, seven teenage boys filed into a California Denny's restaurant and each ordered the $5, all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast. Twenty-four hours...

In the wake of the death of David Rozga, an 18-year-old youth who killed himself while using a marijuana-mimicking product called K2, many are calling on the government to ban synthetic substances designed to r...

So video games might keep children from getting the exercise they need; but at least they're not getting injured, right? Not so fast. A recent study found that playing video games or using smartphones can incre...

What Would You Give Up for Your Phone?Get downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened: We all know technology is increasingly important in today's world. Without cell...