Human language may seem messy and inefficient compared to the ultra-compact strings of ones and zeros used by computers—but our brains actually prefer it that way. New research reveals that while ...

February 21 is World Mother Language Day. Al Jazeera looks at the most spoken languages and which ones are endangered.

IF Islanders see the word ‘Grève’ most will think ‘beach’. They may also bid someone farewell with a cheery ‘À bétôt’. Some ...

DEI movement put the future of the high school class in question, but it ultimately survived the State Board of Education’s review.

If an open vote on what political status Guam wants isn’t the next step in the island’s push for decolonization, then what is ...

Director Michael Kratsios Office of Science and Technology PolicyRemarks at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 Good morning, everyone. Thank ...

Red cloaks moved slowly across winter grass as a procession approached Chief’s Knoll at the Fort Sill Post Cemetery. Kiowa and ...

On Nov. 28, 2025, the Minnesota Wild, which is Minnesota’s National Hockey League (NHL) team, offered its first Ojibwe broadcast of a game against the Colorado Avalanche. Chief Executive Officer of ...

I was at a dinner party last year when someone asked a question that seemed absurdly easy: “How many stars are on the American flag?” The table went quiet. We all knew this. Obviously. We’d all ...

An excerpt from ‘India Through Iconic Maps,’ by Deepti Anand, Sanghamitra Chatterjee, and contributing author Juhi Valia.

There’s a common assumption that if someone starts learning a language when they are very young, they will quickly become fluent. Many people also assume that it will become much harder to learn a ...