As talk about banning phones in schools increases, a new study revealed that the average teen spends a quarter of their ...

An announcement from Simon & Schuster’s publisher left the literary community wondering whether blurbs, the little snippets ...

We sat down with Poynter senior scholar Roy Peter Clark, author of numerous books including “How to Write Short: Word Craft ...

Bright spots in our nation’s ability to address this crisis are few, writes Kevin Fagan. And it’s no mystery why.

For the novelist Rebecca Makkai, writing blurbs had become nearly a full-time job. She explains why blurbs matter — and why ...

Today’s civic texts are less sure. Worthy public actions are not necessarily rooted in private virtue, they seem to say.

A new study reveals that generative AI may not be as neutral as it seems. ChatGPT, a widely used AI model, tends to favor ...

Generative AI, a technology that is developing at breakneck speed, may carry hidden risks that could erode public trust and ...

Then there are the actions of SpaceX founder Elon Musk. Last week he sowed doubt by claiming NASA had "stranded" astronauts ...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul released a report, titled "More Learning, Less Scrolling," to prohibit smartphone use during ...

This study provides a valuable new resource to investigate the molecular basis of the particular features characterizing the pipefish embryo. The authors found both unique and shared gene expression ...

Using passive sensing on a sample of U.S. adolescents, this study found half of adolescents use their smartphones during school for at least 66 minutes daily, primarily using messaging and social ...