Neuroimaging shows that reading books you enjoy reshapes brain architecture and strengthens cognitive reserve across a ...

Reading for pleasure—from tucking into a Jane Austen classic to devouring a Heartstopper graphic novel—is linked to better mental health, greater empathy and a lower risk of dementia, say researchers.

From classic novels to graphic novels, reading offers countless ways to explore new ideas, perspectives, and experiences. As ...

Reading for pleasure – from tucking into a Jane Austen classic to devouring a Heartstopper graphic novel – is linked to better mental health, greater empathy and a lower risk of dementia, say ...

Amid a national push to reduce screen time in schools, elementary and middle school students report less of their free time is spent reading. The share of 13-year-olds who read for fun has declined by ...

The Conversation is an independent, nonprofit news organization bringing readers facts and analysis from researchers and scientists to help them make sense of a complex world. Reading allows children ...

In 2023, researchers in the United Kingdom, at the universities of Warwick and Cambridge, and others in China at the University of Fudan, published results of the data they analyzed from over 10,000 ...

The National Literacy Trust's annual literacy survey 2025 reveals that one in three children and young people do not enjoy reading, with only 35% of eight to 18-year-olds stating that they enjoy ...

Reading for pleasure offers significant health benefits no matter the material chosen, according to scientists from the University of Cambridge. In a newly published review, researchers outline how ...

A paper published last month in iScience about how we spend our time generated plenty of headlines in the popular media. How many people enjoyed reading them? Good question. The work by authors at ...

A sweeping new study from the University of Florida and University College London has found that daily reading for pleasure in the United States has declined by more than 40% over the last 20 years — ...

Summer is here. At some point, you may find yourself on vacation, sitting by a pool on a weekend afternoon, in a chair on the porch, or lying on a towel on a sandy beach. In those moments, put down ...