Linguistics could make language learning more relevant – and attractive – for school pupils

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A 2023 YouGov poll found that only 21% of UK adults can hold a conversation in a language other than their mother tongue. About half of the other 79% regretted not engaging more with languages at school, and more than half...

Supreme Court’s one-sentence order closes the door to Catholic charter school – but leaves it open for future challenges

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The saga over St. Isidore of Seville, which hoped to become the nations first religious charter school, has come to a surprising end for now. In April 2025, Supreme Court justices heard arguments in the case from...

5 years after George Floyd’s murder: How the media narrative has changed around the killing and the protests that followed

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On the evening of May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered by police outside a grocery store in Minneapolis. From the outset, the incident became a battle of narratives. The local police initially reported Floyd was...

How does a person become famous when they’re just a kid?

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First, consider what kind of fame you want. Some kids, such as Blue Ivy Carter or Suri Cruise, are known for having famous parents in their cases, singer Beyoncé and actors Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise. Thats...

Harvard fights to keep enrolling international students – 4 essential reads about their broader impact

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A federal judge in Boston on May 23, 2025, temporarily blocked a Trump administration order that would have revoked Harvard Universitys authorization to enroll international students. The directive from the U.S. Department...

Daylight can boost the immune system’s ability to fight infections – new study

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Ever found yourself out of sync with normal sleep patterns after late nights or working a night shift? It could be youre experiencing what scientists call social jet lag. The term describes the misalignment between our...

New: Your Say on our stories

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One of the best things about working at The Conversation is the chance to be part of a genuine, real-life social network, one that couldnt be more different to the paper-thin friendships peddled by social media companies....