When stress starts to feel overwhelming, we often turn to distractions like “doomscrolling” on our phones to cope. This is especially true when we don't already have healthier habits to lean on, ...

Have you ever fallen into a black hole on your phone? It might have started innocently enough, maybe a notification or text message. Yet, five hours later, you're swiping through videos as the day ...

Dr. Nona Kocher, MD, MPH, is a board-certified psychiatrist dually licensed in New York and Florida. Known for her integrative approach, Dr. Kocher treats a wide range of conditions including ...

Google is bringing improved translation to Circle to Search, its feature that allows users to quickly search for any information on their screen by using gestures like circling, highlighting, ...

The cellphone provides an unlimited distraction of pleasure, something to which the cigarette can’t compare (“Will We Look Back on Chain-Scrolling Fondly?,” Letters, Aug. 22). The device has made us ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Famed developer Ron Gilbert's new game, Death by Scrolling, was showcased in video form at the Gamescom 2025 Opening Night. It is a pixel-art, ...

Doomscrolling — the endless cycle of scrolling through bad news, frightening headlines and viral disasters — isn’t just a problem for adults. Kids and teens are getting caught in the same digital trap ...

A quarter of people say they are unable to stop scrolling. It's likely you've been there: moving your thumb up the screen in quick swipes no matter how much other stuff you have to do. While you might ...

On Wednesday, a New York-based app developer named Isaac Gemal debuted a new site called WikiTok, where users can vertically swipe through an endless stream of Wikipedia article stubs in a manner ...

The TikTok ban, which may be shortlived, prompted some users to reevaluate scrolling culture. The app went dark over the weekend before Trump said he would extend TikTok's deadline to sell. The ...