Science & Technology

GM expected to announce Tennessee battery plant on Friday

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — General Motors is expected to announce Friday that one of its joint ventures will build a second U.S. electric vehicle battery...

Biologists defy Cyprus’ ethnic cleave to protect environment

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<p>NICOSIA, Cyprus &mdash; There’s something regal in the sprightly step and curious gaze of the long-horn sheep that roam the hills near Varisia, an...

Judge: BP’s Indiana refinery violated soot emission limits

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<p>WHITING, Ind. &mdash; A BP refinery in northwest Indiana repeatedly violated air pollution standards for soot emissions between 2015 and 2018, a federal judge...

Walmart invests in GM’s Cruise autonomous vehicle subsidiary

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DETROIT — Walmart and some institutional investors have joined the latest investment in Cruise, bumping the capital influx into the General Motors autonomous vehicle...

NASA spacecraft leaves mess after grabbing asteroid samples

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A NASA spacecraft left a mess at an asteroid when it grabbed a load of rubble last year for return...

Rocket attack on base in northern Iraq kills Turkish soldier

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<p>ANKARA, Turkey &mdash; A rocket attack targeting a Turkish military base in northern Iraq killed one soldier and wounded a child in a nearby...

Mercedes rolls out luxury electric car in duel with Tesla

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<p>FRANKFURT, Germany &mdash; Daimler AG on Thursday unveiled a battery-powered counterpart to its top Mercedes-Benz luxury sedan as German carmakers ramp up their challenge...

NFL reprises Draft-a-Thon to raise money for pandemic relief

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NEW YORK — The NFL is bringing back the Draft-a-Thon that raised money last year for charities dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. ...

Fast data off fast boats to highlight SailGP’s second season

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The second season of the SailGP global league will be awash in data that will benefit sailors as well as TV viewers, thanks to...

EU top court backs bloc in ban on electric pulse fishing

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<p>BRUSSELS &mdash; The European Union’s highest court on Thursday backed the bloc’s decision to ban as of July the practice of using electric shocks...