A new study challenges the idea that language stems from a single evolutionary root. Instead, it proposes that our ability to communicate evolved through the interaction of biology and culture, and ...

The Los Angeles Lakers are currently less than two weeks away from kicking off their 2025-26 season with a home game against the Golden State Warriors. The Lakers recently received word that superstar ...

The University of Minnesota’s unique Dakota language and Ojibwe language majors allow students to pursue several paths involving their culture. Students are allowed the opportunity to learn the ...

“There are those who argue the celebration should not be for the “Buwan ng Wika” or “National Language Month” since this country of 117 million people has, according to Ethnologue: Languages of the ...

Language shapes the way we view our world. In the field of wildlife conservation, even very subtle word choices drive peoples’ perceptions around individual species or situations. These word choices ...

Former President Trump's English-only mandate sparked concern among Indigenous language advocates. Despite historical suppression, Indigenous language revitalization efforts are gaining momentum.

Reading the Room: A Joint Perspective From a Scientist- and Patient-Partnered Working Group on the Importance of Patient-Centered Language in the Dissemination of Cancer Research The following ...

The way that human adults talk to young children is unique among primates, a new study found. That might be one secret to our species’ grasp of language. By Carl Zimmer If you’ve ever cooed at a baby, ...

Most of us know our love language. We’ve taken the quiz, dropped it into dating bios, and probably used it to decode arguments. But there’s something more primal, more telling, and arguably more ...