January 26, 2021

The action reverses a Trump administration move, and came less than a week after the new president issued another wide-ranging civil rights executive order.

The inquiry was announced after revelations about a plot between Donald Trump and a top former department official to promote false claims of voter fraud by replacing the acting attorney general.

Makers of Latin America’s favorite traditional sweetener say a sugar engineer wants exclusive control of their centuries-old product.

The app has helped fuel democracy movements in Iran and Belarus but now faces scrutiny as extremists and conspiracy theorists flock to it amid crackdowns by Facebook and Twitter on disinformation.

Virus cases are surging among incarcerated people at prisons and jails. But state officials have not announced when they will be vaccinated.

Lacking a strong domestic battery industry, Britain may be left behind by the shift to electric cars.

Companies inspired by the cryptocurrency are creating social networks, storing online content and hosting websites without any central authority.

Larry Fink is using his firm’s huge influence to pressure companies to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

The new online Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction probes the speculative corners of the lexicographic universe.

Scientists are exploring the physics of viruses, to understand how these pathogens assemble themselves — and might be rent apart.

Herman Cornejo is collaborating with the “photo-scientist” Steven Sebring to create an immersive onscreen dance experience.

The Israeli-American actress discusses her new Apple TV+ thriller and the thin line between creativity and self-destruction.