Up to 50% of twins develop their own communication pattern with one another. Most lose it over time, but for the Youlden twins it has become a normal way of communicating.

Around the world, people of Jamaican heritage are starting to reconnect with the island's powerful language – and its complex history.

How do you help children become fluent in two or more languages, even if you don't speak other languages yourself?

North Sami, a language spoken in the Arctic, has more than 300 words for snow and a special word for "frightened reindeer". Can it survive in a warmer world?

Isolated for six months one winter, a group of scientists changed how they spoke.

When Spanish meets English, new dialects emerge – giving us real-time insight into language evolution, linguists say.

From dragon-like animals to Chinese tornados and Viking raids, here are the real-life phenomena linked to an ancient myth.

People are constantly "double-clicking" topics, "pinging" colleagues and "aligning on learnings". This jargon is maddening – so why have workers thrown up their hands and embraced it?