What is 5G? An electrical engineer explains

5G is 10 times faster than 4G, promising better wireless internet access. It’s also expected to put the Internet of Things revolution in high gear.

Conspiracy theories about 5G networks have skyrocketed since COVID-19

False news about 5G spread at breakneck speed on social networks, reinforcing the fears of people who already had suspicions about its effects on health.

What’s happening with 5G and your upcoming flights

Rollouts for high-speed 5G service from AT&T and Verizon aren't expected to cause many cancellations.

Supreme Court to decide a key case in separation of church and state

Mixing religion with the muscle and money of state power tends to create a toxic brew of intolerance, persecution and violence.

More than 1,700 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation

The Washington Post has compiled the first database of slaveholding members of Congress by examining thousands of pages of census records and historical documents.

The ideas and arguments that will define the next 12 months

It seems possible to imagine a year that won't be defined mostly by the virus and its associated challenges. Will 2022 be the one?

It’s time that Boomers clean up the mess we created

In many ways, we’re leaving our country and our world far worse than we found it.

The biggest Pinocchios of 2021

It's time to roundup the biggest Pinocchios of the year.

What will 2022 bring in the way of misinformation on social media? 3 experts weigh in

Misinformation will continue to strain society in 2022 as the lines between misinformation and political speech blur, cynicism grows and the lack of regulation allows misinformation to flourish.

Paying tribute to some of Maine’s titans as we finish 2021