Joel Achenbach writes about science and politics for The Washington Post's National desk. He has been a staff writer for The Post since 1990. He started the newsroom’s first online column, Rough ...

In recent years, the world has turned its eyes towards the remarkable properties and applications of rare earth metals, with one element in particular drawing increasing attention: germanium. Once a ...

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In the 20th century, the United States began treating large amounts of its public drinking water supplies with chlorine. This vastly reduced waterborne pathogen-caused disease deaths and illnesses. Ch ...

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Click to enlarge image. When Dmitri Mendeleev drew up the periodic table, he grouped elements of similar properties. Based on the number of electrons, a scientist can determine which group to place an ...

Throughout its various Archon and story quests, Genshin Impact teased a few standout characters that could take the main stage in future storylines. Here’s a quick list of potentially playable ...

I've been a contributing editor for PCMag since 2011. Before that, I was PCMag's lead audio analyst from 2006 to 2011. Even though I'm a freelancer now, PCMag has been my home for well over a ...

While the early tussles in the season used to take place in a group stage round-robin form, a new league phase table has been introduced to decide who qualifies for the knockout rounds and at what ...

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So what are the best alternatives to Sling TV? Let’s dig in. First things first. Sling TV operates a bit differently than the other services we’ll be talking about today. Most have just a ...