Speak is delivering a bunch of new features for its language app’s winter update, including Speak Level fluency metrics. A home screen refresh keeps users focused on their progress, and what’s coming ...

A meeting drags on. People are talking, but no one is saying the thing that needs to be said. Direction is unclear, the energy dips, and everyone is waiting for someone to speak with authority. When ...

Spoken word in a country isn’t as commonplace as it has been in the genre’s history, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t still enticing to listen to. Fans often return to country songs from past eras that ...

It can be hard to hear a pilot’s message on the plane speakers, or a conductor say why a train is delayed, over the competing background noise. But rather than raising the volume, research suggests ...

Aimee Grant receives funding from The Wellcome Trust, MRC and ESRC. Around a third of autistic people – children and adults alike – are unable to share what they want using speech. You may have heard ...

A California biotech tycoon has been found guilty of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot to kill a father of six and former business partner after their oil deal collapsed. Serhat Gumrukcu, 42, of ...

Therapy speak is all around us, for better or for worse. In recent decades, conversations about therapy and mental health have gone mainstream. The wider understanding has given many people answers to ...

The art of persuasion — and the painstaking preparation for a national competition — is the focus of this moving documentary about high-school students. By Glenn Kenny When you purchase a ticket for ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Spoken Gospel, a nonprofit that helps people understand and be changed by the Bible, is thrilled to announce the finale of its seven-year journey: the release of its Revelation video, ...

Nigeria is one of the most linguistically diverse countries in the world, with over 500 languages spoken across its regions. Despite Nigeria’s multilingual nature, English is the official language. It ...

As of 2025, the world is home to more than 7,000 spoken languages, reflecting the incredible diversity of human culture and communication. Yet despite this vast number, only a small fraction of these ...