Since decoding the “waggle dance” in the 1940s, bees have been at the forefront of research into insect intellect. A new study shows that bees can be trained to understand the dot-dash behavior of ...

Reporter covering courts and crime in Montgomery County, Md. Washington Post staff writer Dan Morse covers courts and crime in Montgomery County, Md. He arrived at the paper in 2005, after reporting ...

December 17, 2025 • For months, the Trump administration has been making moves to dismantle the Department of Education — with mixed success. But when it comes to the fight over public education, some ...

What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for. Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race with empathy and humor. We explore ...

Global coal exports post rare decline in 2025 on China cuts Global shipments of thermal coal - burned in power stations - have posted their first annual decline since 2020 on the back of lower ...

Circular dichroism is the difference in the absorption of left- and right-handed circularly polarized light that occurs when a molecule contains one or more chiral, light-absorbing groups. It is used ...