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Hundreds of parents and former students at a Dorset school that banned a book have called for it to be reinstated, with one ex-pupil saying she…

Pupils at state schools in England will face new reading tests in an attempt to tackle under-achievement by white working-class children.The government’s forthcoming white paper on…

The Stats don’t lie: after age 65, most people will struggle to focus visually on close-up objects. You might have seen this among your friends and…

The average reading and math scores of American high school seniors fell to their lowest levels in two decades in 2024, according to new national data…

The amount of Americans who read for pleasure has fallen by 40%, according to a new study.Researchers at the University of Florida and University College London…

What Books Scientific American Read in JulyCheck out Scientific American’s fiction and nonfiction book recommendations for JulyBy Brianne Kane edited by Andrea Gawrylewski Fernando Trabanco Fotografía/Getty…

John Harris confuses Virginia Woolf’s admittedly vicious diary entry about disabled people with her firmly held beliefs in referring to her “grim ideas” and associating her…

Student life is hard. Making new friends is hard. Writing essays is hard. Admin is hard. Budgeting is hard. Finding out what trousers exist in the…

This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you…

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman.You might not know this, but Scientific American is a great place to go for book recommendations—and…