Sleep is critical for all sorts of reasons, but a team of international scientists has discovered a new incentive for getting eight hours of sleep every night: it helps the brain to store and learn a ...

Advance your quest to become multi-lingual with these tips to help you speak another language more like a native.

There's a reason developing your listening skills in Mexican Spanish is so difficult — several, actually. Discover some of ...

Paola, Italy I'm scared, scared when I don't understand the other people. Gyuri, South Korea It's really hard to understand British accent. Like when I ate dinner with my family, I couldn't understand ...

Language learning is deeply personal—but some languages are, objectively, more accessible to native English speakers than others. Factors like shared roots, familiar grammar rules, a common writing ...

Learn how to speak English faster and understand native speakers! This video covers reduced forms, contractions, and paying attention to stress in speech. The biggest myth about Trump’s base (and why ...

Slang's role is shifting as digital culture spreads and dilutes new expressions quickly. Social media and AI have made slang more mainstream, reducing its power to signal belonging. Inventing personal ...

TOKYO (AP) — I speak decent Spanish, picked up working several decades ago as a news and sports reporter in Spain, Mexico and Argentina. Now I report from Tokyo. After seven years, I still can’t grasp ...

A new study suggests that everyday multilingual habits—from chatting with neighbors to revisiting a childhood language—may help preserve memory, attention, and brain flexibility as we age. An ...

Lin Tian receives funding from the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) and the Defence Innovation Network. Marian-Andrei Rizoiu receives funding from the Advanced Strategic Capabilities ...

Ever felt that itch to chat fluently in English—like ordering coffee without fumbling words or nailing a job interview abroad—but time’s slipping away? You’re not alone. In our fast-paced world, ...

Speaking multiple languages could slow down brain ageing and help to prevent cognitive decline, a study of more than 80,000 people has found. The work, published in Nature Aging on 10 November, ...