Social media is gradually transforming the process of rescuing and adopting animals. With pictures and bios, shelter cats become more than just an idea; they’re personalized, with faces and stories to tell.

Social media is gradually transforming the process of rescuing and adopting animals. With pictures and bios, shelter cats become more than just an idea; they’re personalized, with faces and stories to tell.

Twitter is the latest outfit to offer a way to see the eclipse should you be unable to make it to the path of totality, or if clouds get in the way.

Twitter is the latest outfit to offer a way to see the eclipse should you be unable to make it to the path of totality, or if clouds get in the way.

Why it matters to you: Facebook’s new social discovery tool is the closest the platform has ever come to offering something that resembles a dating service.

Why it matters to you: Facebook’s new social discovery tool is the closest the platform has ever come to offering something that resembles a dating service.

In the near future, catching some sun might do more than get you a tan and some vitamin D. Researchers at the University of Bern in Switzerland have shown that solar cells placed under the skin can generate enough energy year-round to power a typical pacemaker.

In the near future, catching some sun might do more than get you a tan and some vitamin D. Researchers at the University of Bern in Switzerland have shown that solar cells placed under the skin can generate enough energy year-round to power a typical pacemaker.

These new developments might change how you use social media.

These new developments might change how you use social media.

Facebook’s new transparency report highlights that not only are government requests up, but 60 percent of them also come with a gag order, preventing Facebook from notifying users that their data is being requested.

Facebook’s new transparency report highlights that not only are government requests up, but 60 percent of them also come with a gag order, preventing Facebook from notifying users that their data is being requested.

The more time young adults spend using popular social media, the greater the link to depression, new research suggests.

The more time young adults spend using popular social media, the greater the link to depression, new research suggests.

Young adults who spend too much time on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram may pay the price in poor sleep, new research suggests.

Young adults who spend too much time on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram may pay the price in poor sleep, new research suggests.

In the first half of 2016, Facebook will become a factor in how Nielsen gauges a TV show’s ratings, with Instagram following at some point in the future.

In the first half of 2016, Facebook will become a factor in how Nielsen gauges a TV show’s ratings, with Instagram following at some point in the future.

According to a new Pew Research Center study entitled “Teens, Technology, and Friendships,” today’s adolescents actually prefer to make friends online, and keep their relationship to the confines of the Internet.

According to a new Pew Research Center study entitled “Teens, Technology, and Friendships,” today’s adolescents actually prefer to make friends online, and keep their relationship to the confines of the Internet.