In modern history, four great empires have risen and fallen: Ottoman, Mughal, Qing China and British. A fifth stands at its apogee but also at a precipice: the United States. Can America’s fall be ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive examine Portuguese Man O' War venom, stings, and how to survive encounters safely.

Here’s a cheat sheet for decoding this year’s A.I.-driven tech lingo, from RAG to superintelligence. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s lead consumer technology writer and the author of ...

The room we are in is locked. It is windowless and lit from above by a fluorescent bulb. In the hallway outside—two stories beneath the city of London—attendants in dark suits patrol silently, giving ...

The Secretary of State for the Portuguese Communities is monitoring an increase in deportations of Portuguese citizens from the U.S. but does not consider the numbers alarming. Priorities for the ...

There’s no official “Little Portugal” in Rhode Island, but it can certainly feel like you’ve entered one sometimes. New England’s Portuguese communities have an expansive history, traceable to 19 th ...

Brown University shooting body cam footage released. Watch it here. Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos is supporting legislation that she says would help eliminate food deserts in Rhode Island. One ...

We can't protect what we don't understand. From decoding wolf howls to making sense of millions of citizen-science sightings, we explore the tools helping researchers understand the wild in new ways.

Before a car crash in 2008 left her paralysed from the neck down, Nancy Smith enjoyed playing the piano. Years later, Smith started making music again, thanks to an implant that recorded and analysed ...

Some Dell and HP laptop owners have been befuddled by their machines’ inability to play HEVC/H.265 content in web browsers, despite their machines’ processors having integrated decoding support.

After poring over recordings from sperm whales in the Caribbean, UC Berkeley linguist Gasper Begus had an unlikely breakthrough. According to a new study from Begus and his colleagues with Project ...

This holiday season, a variety of Portuguese-themed gifts are available for those who love the culture. This holiday season, surprise the Portugalophiles in your life with gifts that can bring a touch ...