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 ...

Last year, ‘brain rot’ was crowned Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year, a term which captured concerns about the impact of consuming “excessive amounts of low-quality online content, especially on ...

Recently, my wife was texting with a friend who lives in Singapore. The news from the other side of the world turned out to be that kids there had discovered “six seven.” On Halloween, our friend ...

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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 ...

A.I. search tools, chatbots and social media are associated with lower cognitive performance, studies say. What to do? Credit...Derek Abella Supported by By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s ...

On a recent quiet weekday morning in Manhattan, I attempted to obtain a Labubu, the cutesy monster doll that has become the biggest international toy fad since Beanie Babies in the late nineties.

Searching for the best Minecraft texture packs to spruce (or oak) up your new builds? We live for the thrill of discovering new Minecraft texture packs to add to our collection, all so you'll have the ...

GameStop and PSA have announced Power Packs, a new way for collectors to acquire cards. It blends digital and physical collecting, allowing players to acquire new cards online, and then receive them ...

I used to think the best hydration packs were only for serious ultrarunners—the kind of people who sign up for 100-mile races and run with poles—but in the past few years, hydration packs are ...

While nothing hits the spot quite like a good rot day, especially when you’re burnt out and tired, it’s so easy to go overboard. What starts as a refreshingly lazy two-hour scroll can quickly turn ...