Most people understand the many health benefits of working out. Weight training after 50 helps prevent muscle loss, strengthens the heart, and revs the metabolism. But your arms and abs aren’t the ...

Learning a new language brings a whole range of interesting benefits, but how can they be applied to academic goals? The truth is there are plenty of ways that picking up a second language can help a ...

Heading out on a nature walk near their Carbondale, Colorado, home, Rachel Mulry and her three kids review some words: verde (green), naranja (orange), rojo (red). The family is learning Spanish ...

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 ...

Jessica Mary Bradley currently receives funding from the British Academy / Leverhulme Trust in collaboration with Wellcome. Abigail Parrish does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding ...

Approximately one million people in the US use American Sign Language to communicate. And that means there’s good reason for you to learn it too, even if you don’t personally know anyone who’s deaf.