Mount Vesuvius' eruption preserved the Herculaneum scrolls beneath a blanket of ash. Two millennia later, X-ray scans show ...

Astrology suggests certain zodiac signs possess a natural inclination toward introspection and philosophical thought. Pisces, Aquarians, Scorpios, Capricorns, and Cancers are renowned for their depth.

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ANDREW LIMBONG, BYLINE: Maryanne Wolf has written a number of books about the science of reading. Her latest is "Reader Come Home: The Reading Brain In A Digital World." And she's a big advocate of ...

Under the best of circumstances, deep reading is hard, even harder with a device in your pocket that's constantly just clamoring for attention. But if you want to get better at it, our Life Kit ...

Or maybe you even finished a book and later thought, I don't really remember anything about it. Under the best of circumstances, deep reading is hard, even harder with a device in your pocket that's ...

NPR's Life Kit team offers tips for how to read deeply in an age when we are constantly distracted. If you’re reading this, you believe in trusted journalism and in learning without paywalls. You ...