As screens splinter our focus, schools and scientists are finding simple ways to rebuild attention in a distracted age. If ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Attention span of a goldfish? Concentration has been eroded in the past 20 years (Getty Images/iStockphoto) Ten years ago, a ...

Americans are struggling to stay focused, and science is revealing why. A national survey by Ohio State University found that more than three-quarters of adults say they have trouble paying attention.

In a world where there are distractions at every turn, many of us are finding that our attention spans are shorter than ever. But it appears the answer doesn't lie in an expensive new app, or ...

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Walking in nature for as little as 15 to 20 minutes can improve your attention span — even if you don’t always enjoy it. In his new 324-page book, “Nature and the Mind: The Science of How Nature ...

You know that moment when you pick up your phone just to check a message, and before you know it, you’re three apps in, watching a random video about how penguins sleep? That’s the world we’re ...

In an age of technological distractions in classrooms, professors and students reflect on the impact on learning across ...

Ten years ago, a shocking headline captured the world’s attention: “Human beings now have an attention span shorter than that of a goldfish!” This claim, though horrifying, was totally bogus. The stat ...