We explain how aluminium went from a luxury metal to a world changing material. In the 1800s it was more expensive than gold. New refining methods dropped the price from $1.200 per kilo to just $1.

Google Maps is one of the best navigation apps. It is preinstalled on most Android phones and is usually the first app I open when I need directions. Over the years, Google has introduced a steady ...

USB-C is everywhere in 2025. If you've felt like every new device you buy, from smartphones to laptops and tablets, uses a USB-C port for charging, you're not imagining things. USB-C has quickly ...

“Wicked” cinematographer Alice Brooks knows why the “For Good” number tugs at heartstrings. Aside from the split door scene with Elphaba and Glinda on either side in tears, the handholding moment also ...

State prison guards say they are doing so because their jobs have become more dangerous. A New York Times analysis points to a different reality. By Bianca Pallaro and Jan Ransom New York State prison ...

Virginia’s Louisa County school district is on the leading edge of providing educators with professional development on artificial intelligence. Recently, the district has shifted its PD approach, ...

Brazil isn’t buying Bitcoin for sovereign reserves. Instead, cities, corporates and B3 products are creating a regulated path to treasury use. Brazil’s moves are corporate and municipal, not sovereign ...

If you spend a lot of time in the DIY sections of social media, you may have noticed that Rub 'n Buff is being used on everything from vintage lamps to home fixtures. The issue with this trend is that ...

You’ll notice a change in how we spell Hawaiʻi and other Native Hawaiian words at The Seattle Times. Let us explain why. Many readers picture Hawaiʻi as a dream vacation destination that can be ...

We hear it all the time in true crime podcasts, headlines and neighborhood chatter: Call the cops. The cops showed up. Good cop, bad cop. But have you ever stopped to investigate where the word cop ...

Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska was always an album that people loved to argue about. So it makes sense that we’re arguing about it now. Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere underwhelmed at the box ...

When we use words to communicate, we not only have to choose what to say, but also what not to say, and how to say it. How we decide to frame a message can influence how people think, feel, and ...