Emerging research suggests overusing digital devices can be harmful, especially to mental health. But does being overly online truly rot our brains?

If a kid in your life keeps chanting “Tralalero Tralala” or “Bombardiro Crocodilo,” you’ve been hit by Italian brain rot.

Most people understand at some level that brain rot isn't exactly good for their brains, but science can tell us exactly why it's mostly bad news.

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From analog hobbies to tech curfews, these Gen Zers are experimenting with science-backed ways to help their brains feel a little less foggy. Doomscrolling has taken over our screen time, and ...

It's late at night and I am scrolling through TikTok. My dizzying feed takes me past cat videos - Chesterbelle, the overweight feline on a weight loss journey, is a current favourite - cooking clips ...

This is the seventh installment in a series of articles about the science of various aspects of college life. In a matter of weeks, “6 7” has transformed from two sequential numbers to a phrase so ...

IF YOU FEEL YOUR KIDS ARE SPEAKING A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE FROM YOURS THESE DAYS, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. SOCIAL MEDIA, BRAIN ROT, MEMES AND PHRASES ARE TAKING OVER AND SHAPING HOW KIDS ENGAGE AND INTERACT.