The Premiers’ Reading Challenge begins on the first Monday in March each year and ends on the first Friday in September. In 2025, registrations will open on Monday 3 March, 2025. The Challenge ...

Today, a person is considered obese if they have a body mass index (BMI – calculated by dividing someone's weight, in kilograms, by the square of their height, in meters) of 30 or higher.

There's nothing quite like curling up with a great book on a cold winter's day –– and with the right reading tablet, your entire library is always within reach. You can choose from the ...

Every two years, students in fourth and eighth grade take the National Assessment for Educational Progress Test, which gauges student performance in reading and math at both grade levels.

The surprising strength of the U.S. jobs market and the stickiness of inflation have led economists to mull what was once unthinkable — a possible interest rate rise by the Federal Reserve this ...

Here's what the experts say about our reading habits—and whether you should change them. Though the average American only spends about half an hour reading a day, they spend several hours online ...

CNN boss Mark Thompson reportedly plans to announce mass layoffs Thursday — just days after he warned top on-air talent including Jake Tapper and Anderson Cooper that they ought to avoid “pre ...

Every January, we’re flooded with this idea of “New Year, New Me.” And I get it—there’s something magical about starting fresh. But let’s be honest: how many times have we all set ambitious goals, ...

Body mass index (BMI) has been the international standard for measuring obesity since the 1980s, according to many sources, though some experts have questioned its validity. A person’s BMI is ...

The Lancet medical journal’s Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission last week proposed a new definition and method for diagnosing obesity, beyond simply looking at a person’s Body Mass Index (BMI), the ...

A new report argues that body mass index or BMI is not the most accurate way to define obesity. BMI is only a measure of a person’s weight and height and does not account for muscle mass.