Science & Technology

Rep. Greene agrees not to block critics from Twitter account

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LOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and a Los Angeles-based political action committee have reached a settlement that bars the Georgia Republican...

Can I take painkillers before or after a COVID-19 vaccine?

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Can I take painkillers before or after a COVID-19 vaccine? Don’t...

Africa’s elephants now endangered by poaching, habitat loss

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<p>LIBREVILLE, Gabon &mdash; Increasing threats of poaching and loss of habitat have made Africa's elephant populations more endangered, according to a report released Thursday...

FDA panel rejects Pfizer’s arthritis drug as too risky

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U.S. health advisers sharply criticized an experimental arthritis drug Thursday, saying that it was too risky, even with limits on its use. ...

1 report, 4 theories: Scientists mull clues on virus’ origin

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GENEVA — A team of international and Chinese scientists is poised to report on its joint search for the origins of the coronavirus that...

Former Google CEO gives $150M for research in biology, AI

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<p>Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy, have given $150 million to a research institute to establish a “new era of biology”...

University of Michigan OKs ‘net zero’ carbon emission plan

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The University of Michigan announced a plan Thursday to achieve “net zero” carbon footprint status for its $12.5 billion endowment...

Italy: Teen in hijab aims to be ‘Afro-influencer’ on TikTok

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MILAN — In Milan’s chic Victor Emmanuel II Gallery, a spacious mall that would be jammed with shoppers were it not for the pandemic,...

US cyber experts conducted operations to safeguard election

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<p>WASHINGTON &mdash; The U.S. Cyber Command conducted more than two dozen operations aimed at preventing interference in last November's presidential election, the general who...

EU’s top court rejects effort to force tougher climate rules

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BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top court on Thursday rejected an effort by a Scandinavian youth group and eight families around the world to...