On Friday, the La Chapelle district welcomed the first of 10 sculptures displayed during the opening spectacle of the 2024 Summer Games in the French capital, representing pioneering French women from ...

Castillo de San Marcos, built with coquina, is the oldest masonry fort in the continental U.S. The fort has never been taken by force and became a National Park in 1933. It played a role in various ...

Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Despite being outnumbered, General Ignacio Zaragoza led his troops to defeat ...

Cinco de Mayo festivities are taking place across the U.S. with music, tacos, tequila and colorful displays of Mexican culture — even if they're not always the most authentic. The day falls on a ...

Monday is Cinco de Mayo, in Mexico a relatively minor holiday, but in the United States, an excuse to indulge in margaritas, cervezas or beer, guacamole and tacos. But what exactly does Cinco de Mayo ...

Cinco de Mayo has become a day to celebrate Mexican heritage, especially in the United States, but before Cinco de Mayo became associated with tacos and margaritas, the day served as a reminder of ...

Before Cinco de Mayo became associated with tacos and margaritas, the day served as a reminder of Mexico's triumph over the French. Celebrated annually, Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican army's ...

Researchers are moving DNA information from past species to living ones. This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox ...

Consumers may be unknowingly facing higher prices for the same products thanks to a controversial practice called surveillance pricing, according to a new report from Consumer Watchdog. The nonprofit ...