How the Tudors dealt with food waste

During the Tudor period, religious beliefs shaped people’s attitudes towards food and food waste.

Eleanor Barnett, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the School of History, Archaeology and Religion, Cardiff University • conversation
March 14, 2024 ~6 min

Study Looks at How 15-year-olds Learn English

VOA Learning English • voa
March 12, 2024 ~6 min


Cybercrime victims who aren’t proficient in English are undercounted – and poorly protected

The federal government’s web portal for reporting cybercrimes is of little use if you have limited proficiency with English.

Fawn Ngo, Associate Professor of Criminology, University of South Florida • conversation
Jan. 29, 2024 ~7 min

Young People’s English Language Skills Decreasing

VOA Learning English • voa
Jan. 9, 2024 ~7 min

English dialects make themselves heard in genes

People with a common history – often due to significant geographic or social barriers – often share genetics and language. New research finds that even a dialect can act as a barrier within a group.

Nicole Creanza, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University • conversation
June 28, 2023 ~9 min

Play Explores Humor, Complexity of Learning English

VOA Learning English • voa
March 12, 2023 ~6 min

How to Create Many Activities from One Video

VOA Learning English • voa
Feb. 25, 2023 ~4 min

Memes-field Park? ‘Digital natives’ are flirting with Jane Austen’s vision of the ideal man all over again

Know about the Darcy hand-flex? Remember that lake scene with Colin Firth? For 200 years, audiences have been swooning over different portrayals of Mr Darcy,

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 27, 2023 ~7 min


How the Premier League's wealth funded a revolution in training technology

Player wages and transfer fees make the headlines, but the wealth generated by the Premier League has also been spent behind the scenes.

Jonathan Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise, Teesside University • conversation
Sept. 2, 2022 ~7 min

#EmptyOldTrafford: why Manchester United's attempt to recruit global fans may be backfiring

Social media calls for a boycott of the club’s upcoming match against Liverpool seem to mostly becoming from outside the UK.

Simon Chadwick, Global Professor of Sport | Director of Eurasian Sport, EM Lyon • conversation
Aug. 17, 2022 ~7 min

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