For decades, journalists have worked to separate the language in news stories about abortion from the political rhetoric used by those fighting to criminalize or decriminalize the medical procedure.

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This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Joshua Plotkin, a biology professor at the University of ...

Debi Ryan insists that bad days are few and far between in her line of work as a school-based speech language pathologist. The good days, she says, are abundant — thanks in great part to her ongoing ...

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 ...

The “67” meme is practically everywhere these days. You’ll hear kids chanting it at games and TikTok clips looping it nonstop, as well as a few brands using it to promote their products. No wonder so ...

Ahead of International Mother Language Day on 21 February 2026, TikTok is becoming an unexpected cultural classroom. Across South Africa, creators are using short-form video to revive, remix and teach ...