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9 things you never wanted to know about giant panda sex (but we asked anyway)

By Neal Augenstein

WASHINGTON — National Zoo giant panda Mei Xiang was artificially inseminated Thursday after zookeepers determined she appeared to be in heat.

From peeing on trees to walking backward — here are some things to know about the breeding process and panda reproduction, courtesy of the experts at the National Zoo.

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WTOP photo tour: Historic nuclear power plant at Fort Belvoir to be dismantled

By Neal Augenstein
The red button was always there — just in case. Most people never knew the United States' first nuclear power reactor to provide sustained electricity to a commercial power grid was — and is — on the grounds of Fort Belvoir, the U.S. Army installation in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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