From the late 19th Century to the early 20th, the world witnessed the “Partition of Africa’ by European powers. The motives for the partition ...

Decades after the discovery of the Oldowan toolkit, we’re still waiting for the species responsible to put their hand up.

The word 'broadcasting' dates back centuries, and originally described a method of sowing seeds. But it took on a new meaning ...

Discover the meaning of “language deprivation” and why accessible language exposure for children born deaf or hard of hearing is important.

As ancient humans left Africa, they encountered many harsh environments including the Sahara and the high Arctic, but one of ...

Babies born too soon seem to have stronger connections in one of the major brain areas that supports language processing if they regularly heard their mother read them a story while in intensive care ...

Somewhere deep in our past, a single sound sparked everything—connection, memory, and meaning. This is the story of how language may have first emerged from silence.

In her humble home on the red soil of the Green Kalahari, 92-year-old Katrina Esau listened intently as her two ...

Discover how India is using an AI-powered translation app, Adi Vaani, to protect and revitalize its vulnerable tribal ...

NPR's Bob Mondello and Marc Rivers join host Andrew Limbong to talk about Paul Thomas Anderson's new film and other films that reflect the politics and tensions of our time.

ATLANTA (AP) — A Spanish-language journalist who had been in immigration detention in Georgia since June was deported Friday to El Salvador. Mario Guevara, 48, was covering a protest just outside ...

WASHINGTON — Some furloughed workers at the Department of Education expressed shock Thursday to find that their out-of-office email messages had been changed without their knowledge to reflect the ...