Learning languages may keep your brain young, but the evidence for preventing dementia itself is far less clearcut.

Learn more about a new study challenging the commonly held belief that language is wired more for danger than for safety. 

Pupils with English as an Additional Language (EAL) are defined as those who speak a language other than English at home. This definition includes a highly diverse cohort, ranging from multilingual British citizens to recently arrived refugees and migrants. As…Read more English as an additional language (EAL) ›

Why does a country have 843 languages while another has only two? See how geography, isolation, and history have shaped the world’s languages.