The ‘Gen Z stare’ — and the decline of saying things out loud

 (Illustration by Ard Su for The Post)

We’re speaking fewer words every year. Scientists worry what that’s doing to our brains.

By Ariana Eunjung Cha

Trump administration aims to strip schools’ tax exemption if they consider race

Republicans fear Trump will keep super PAC money and not spend on the midterms

We asked nutrition experts what they eat for dessert. Here’s their list.

I’m on Ozempic. The O-shamers think I’m cheating, and I don’t care.

Secret Service is getting the fortified White House that past presidents resisted

Why Trump is planting controversial genetically modified trees near the White House

Judge blocks Trump’s latest attempt to limit birthright citizenship

How the data center backlash is growing in U.S. statehouses

What bedbug bites look like — and 4 other signs of an infestation

Can balcony solar meaningfully lower your electricity bill?

Trump’s immigration policy is killing the labor force

20-something ponders: Running my own company, or love? Give advice to this question.

El Niño is predicted to soon become the strongest on record

 (Ben Noll/The Washington Post; Environment Canada)

New climate model predictions suggest that the ongoing El Niño will soon become stronger than any event recorded before — potentially by the end of September.

By Ben Noll

A super El Niño wiped out millions of people in 1877. Are we better prepared now?

What will El Niño bring where you live? Maps show its wide-reaching impacts.