If you read a book in 2025—just one book—you belong to an endangered species. Like honeybees and red wolves, the population of American readers, Lector americanus, has been declining for decades. The ...

Hear ye, hear ye! I hear the bells of finals tolling ominously for all who dare ignore them. Recently, a lot of my friends have confessed they’re tired of the same old study spots (but, to be honest, ...

A new study suggests that exercise can be particularly beneficial for older people at a higher risk for the disease. By Dana G. Smith Walking a few thousand steps a day can slow cognitive decline in ...

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A beloved PBS kids' classic will make a comeback this fall after nearly 20 years, as "Reading Rainbow" returns to your screens with a new host. The popular children's series, once PBS's most-watched ...

As an avid reader – and an author, too – I’m disheartened by frequent reports of a decline in reading for pleasure among young people. So when a friend recently asked me whether her daughter was ...

AI companies are pitching their chatbots as homework helpers. Is that a good thing? Credit: Image Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; Ralf Geithe / FabrikaCr / pocketlight / iStock / Getty This is ...

When was the last time you curled up with a good book or flipped through the pages of a magazine? If it’s been a while, you’re not alone: The number of Americans who read for fun has plummeted over ...

Another study that takes a stab at trying to determine how much, or how little, Americans read has been released. The new report looked how reading for pleasure and reading with children fared between ...

Reading for pleasure in the U.S. fell 40% over two decades, the study found. Fewer Americans are opening a book for fun each day, with reading for pleasure in the United States down 40% over the past ...

From 2003 to 2023, the share of Americans who read for pleasure fell 40 percent, a sharp decline that is part of a continuing downward trend. By Maggie Astor Any reader knows the unique delight of ...

Researchers fear the reading decline reflects how many Americans have less and less leisure time. “Reading for pleasure, among other forms of arts participation, is a health behavior,” said one author ...