I discoveredI was linguistically naked in a matatu. It was 7.12am, the matatu conductor wasdoing his usual chant (“Tao tao tao! Haraka, haraka!”), and an elderly womannext to me leaned in and asked me ...

Here is the uncomfortable truth. Our leaders are not visitors from another planet. They are a mirror. We elected them.

“This border reopening reflects a balanced and pragmatic approach to governance that recognises the link between economic inclusion, regional diplomacy, and national security”. The recent opening of ...

It’s around 5:45 a.m., dawn in Republic of the Congo. The sun is burning off the final clouds from last night’s rain, and there’s a gentle breeze rippling the thick humidity in the air. I’m waist-deep ...

Tell someone you’re planning a trip to the Republic of the Congo and you will get two reactions. The first is a respectful look, of the kind usually reserved for truly intrepid adventurers. The second ...

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 ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Among the myriad abilities that humans possess, which ones are uniquely human? Language has been a top candidate at least since ...

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 ...

Is language core to thought, or a separate process? For 15 years, the neuroscientist Ev Fedorenko has gathered evidence of a language network in the human brain — and has found some similarities to ...

Achieng Odundo pronounces English words with the British accent. In fact, having a conversation with her might make an ordinary English speaker shy off for fear of not being as fluent as she is. This ...