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

Brain rot is taking over social media, so much that the next generation of kids has created a whole new language from it that parents and adults have no clue about. As the Oxford Word of the Year for ...

Although screens are ubiquitous in our lives, the health effects can be pronounced, even as researchers suggest "balance," ...

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"To be, or not to be, that is the question." So mused Hamlet in Shakespeare’s timeless prose, a line that has echoed through centuries as a pinnacle of linguistic elegance. Fast forward to 2024: ...

Experts say if you have the ability to translate "Gen Alpha brain rot” slang, it can be a lucrative side hustle to earn six figures in some cases. Language has always been a form of currency, and if ...

Oxford University Press just announced its always-anticipated word of the year. No, it’s not some pretentious jargon only uttered by the world’s top thinkers. It’s a trendy expression that won’t ...

Oxford’s 2024 Word of the Year is more than a century old, but that doesn’t mean it’s not incredibly relevant in 2024. The winner, announced on Monday by the University of Oxford, was “brain rot” — a ...