There are, at our best estimate, 7,000 languages in use across the world. That may sound like a linguistic ecosystem in rude ...

What’s new: A study of over 86,000 adults found multilingual speakers were about half as likely to show signs of accelerated brain aging compared to monolinguals. Why it matters: With global aging on ...

Every two weeks, one of the world's estimated 7,000 languages becomes extinct. It is estimated that only about half of our current languages will still be spoken in the coming century. When UNESCO's ...

From live speech translation in video calls to auto-dubbing on TikTok, the technology to dissolve language barriers has arrived. Real-time translation powered by artificial intelligence (AI) is now ...

It’s true. According to researchers, babies are born with a special gift: their developing brains can tell the difference between the approximately 800 sounds that make up all the languages in the ...

Deep cultural connection to land and nature are inherent to the human experience and a birthright, says Jay Griffiths, author of WILD: An Elemental Journey (2006). But what happens when communities ...

As AI translation tools advance, universities grapple with the future of language education. While AI facilitates ...

How will a language degree help you find a job? Well, for starters, a language major doesn't restrict your job opportunities. On the contrary, a major in languages will open up more career options and ...

Want to change the world? Another language can help you do that by engaging with today’s problems and developing tomorrow’s solutions. Want to have more job prospects, earn a higher salary, and get ...