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A University of Alberta literacy expert has completed the largest reading intervention in Canadian history, tripling the rate of progress for most participants after just five months. Preliminary results show that about half of the children in the program require no further inter

When cold and flu season comes around, we take steps like getting our flu shots and taking immune supplements to strengthen our bodies' defenses against pathogens. Plants face pathogenic threats, too. Plant pathogens can have devastating effects on crop yields, with up to 40% of

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is about to launch, but the observatory almost had a very different fate. President Trump's leaked budget proposal last year marked it for cancellation.

From quiet acts of generosity and life-changing gigs to singing for a professional puppeteer, Dolly Parton has had a profound impact on readers’ lives • Photo gallery: fans pay tribute to Dolly PartonI had the opportunity to meet her when I volunteered to work the Country Music A

There are two things to consider, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Are you hurt by the way she treats you or the way she sees you?Read more Leading questionsI’m struggling with a dynamic with my sister-in-law. We’re not a natural fit personality-wise, and I’ve tried

You read that right. There is a new social network called “Twitter.now” on the block, and it’s being operated by a startup called Operation Bluebird, whose founding team includes former Twitter trademark counsel Stephen Coates. As ArsTechnica reported, X sued the company last yea

Physics is most readily applied to relatively simple systems: a pendulum, two electrons colliding or the structure of the solar system. But when systems become complicated—when many particles interact with one another, in condensed matter systems such as gases and fluids or in th

People are becoming convinced AI chatbots have helped them make scientific breakthroughs, cure diseases or invent new technologies. What does this reveal about a technology used by more than a billion people? A new series from The Guardian Investigates, coming soon Continue readi

A memorial at the park’s entrance held bouquets, and a child asked his mothers why so many people were cryingBecky Bullard was en route home to Austin, Texas, when she heard the news.“As soon as I heard about Dolly, I thought of you,” read a text from a close friend while she wai

Our buildings are monuments to extraction and extreme emissions. But what if we turned from destructive concrete to timber?Last chance to buy the summer issue of The Long Read magazine, now with 15% off. Click here to orderI travelled to Oslo in the early autumn. It felt like arr

There has been plenty of change over the summer at Stamford Bridge after last season left sour tasteGuardian writers’ predicted position: 3rd (NB: this is not necessarily Suzanne Wrack’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips)Last season’s position: 3rd Continue reading.

When a cell gets ready to divide, it shuts down its gene-reading machinery almost entirely. For decades, the mechanism behind that shutdown was only partially understood. A new study co-led by Alarcón and Lilian Kabeche, associate professor of molecular biophysics and biochemistr