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.

The holiday season. The festive period. Yuletide. This time of year has all kinds of names and bynames, from simple catch-all generalizations to age-old terms with centuries of history. So Christmas ...

NORTH ADAMS — The Water Department has issued a boil water order throughout the city after a string of water main breaks and leaks in recent days. "Due to the multiple leaks and low pressures found ...

My wife and I rode the Coaster train from Carlsbad to downtown San Diego. Hoping to take a break in the waiting room at the historic Santa Fe Depot, we were informed that the door codes for the ...

As a shy child, I cherished trips to my local library. From “The Giver” by Lois Lowry to “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston, I was transported to different worlds and time periods ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET. She specializes in data-driven analysis and news at the intersection of tech, personal finance and consumer sentiment. Dashia investigates economic ...

If you need to leave the office at 4 p.m. to pick up your kid, that’s fine in more workplaces now. If you roll in at 10 a.m., prepare to be stink-eyed. In the postpandemic workplace, there is less ...

We need justice for the survivors of his predations, and we need to restore public trust in our institutions. On his podcast, Joe Rogan recently asked Senator Bernie Sanders a question that reflects a ...

A searchable database of public records concerning use of force and misconduct by California law enforcement officers — some 1.5 million pages from nearly 700 law enforcement agencies — is now ...