There's a central crisis in cosmology: Different measurements yield different values for the expansion rate of the universe. Now, a comprehensive analysis combining ...

The key to working at a place like Ars Technica is solid news judgment. I’m talking about the kind of news judgment that knows whether a pet peeve is merely a pet peeve or whether it is, instead, a ...

President Donald Trump has spent a lifetime talking himself out of tough spots. But in the war with Iran, his trusty technique of sowing confusion to postpone reckonings is beginning to fail. Ten days ...

Each day brings news of the Trump administration’s shifting trade policy, imposing tariffs one day, only to later delay or suspend them the next. On April 2, the administration announced sweeping ...

From Left: Imtiaz Hussain, 31, was diagnosed with colon cancer at 26. Carrie Regan, 41, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at 40. Kelly Spill, 33, was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at 28. Giancarlo ...

Something funny’s been happening with the crude oil price curve. It’s in what we call “backwardation,” meaning the price of oil in the future is lower than it is today. That’s not really how futures ...

We say this word multiple times a day, but what does it really mean? Two linguists took the time to explain the fascinating origin of o'clock. Read on to learn what the o in o’clock stands for and how ...

Last month, I met my friend for coffee, where I was introduced to a popular term used in the world of HR: frequent applier. My friend, let’s call her Joy, is the head of hiring at a DC-based ...

As a person enters their 60s, the health effects of aging often start to become strikingly clear. Many people begin to use glasses or hearing aids, or their doctors warn them about a sharply increased ...

One of the most interesting and useful slang terms to emerge from Reddit in my opinion is ELI5, from its subreddit of the same name, which stands for "Explain It Like I'm 5" years old. The idea is ...