In Language City, Ross Perlin, a linguist, takes readers on a tour of the city’s communities with endangered tongues.

Abstract: Building on principles from prior work on procedural texture synthesis (K. Perlin, 1985), we are able to create remarkably lifelike, responsively animated characters in real time. Rhythmic ...

The city of Dallas is spending half of what it needs to in order to keep its buildings from deteriorating, according to officials. City staff briefed the Dallas City Council on Wednesday about the ...

In 2023, the convention center was the site of 2,000 bird deaths in a single night as migrating birds became confused by the reflections in a wall of glass around the building and flew into the ...

Development managers are the missing puzzle piece, and we need to invest in building a cadre of leaders. The Indian School of Development Management (ISDM), for example, has pioneered this space ...

A new initiative in Lansing aims to reduce carbon emissions in the city’s aging buildings by 2030. The Lansing 2030 District is part of a global network that centralizes resources to help ...

Firefighters say the building will likely need to come down. Matunuck Oyster Bar opened in 2009 as an extension of a local oyster farming business. A two-alarm fire at Matunuck Oyster Bar in South ...

SANTIAGO, May 20 (Reuters) - Chile's La Moneda presidential palace and several other buildings in the capital of Santiago have been evacuated due to a strong smell of gas, according to witnesses ...

Severe storms ravaged the US Midwest and South, resulting in at least 21 fatalities and widespread destruction. Kentucky and Missouri were particularly hard-hit by tornadoes, causing significant ...

ST. LOUIS — The man pulled from the rubble of his home in St. Louis' The Ville neighborhood, after severe storms and a tornado outbreak swept through the region, is recovering. Garfield Lacy's ...