Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania and Rice University have refined a technology for editing individual genetic ...

Do you cringe when you hear “amongst” or “amidst”? Well, you probably will after reading this column. Sorry about that. “Amongst” and “amidst” aren’t wrong, but once you start to notice them, they ...

I am tired of the ease with which people are using the terms gestapo and Nazi. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ignorantly compared Anne Frank to children in his state. Anne Frank hid for years, but the Nazis ...

Regarding the Jan. 20 story “SFPUC Eyes Millbrae OSH Property,” 21 century California, and its counties and cities, are focused on housing growth and environmental goals (less auto use). That’s why ...

What if a cup of coffee could help treat cancer? Researchers at the Texas A&M Health Institute of Biosciences and Technology believe it's possible. By combining caffeine with the use of CRISPR—a ...

Adobe has been aggressively adding AI features to all its products in the last few years. The company is now adding more AI tools to Acrobat, including the ability to generate podcast summaries of ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. I am a former police officer who served his community for 30 years. I write the following ...

Our new mayor’s scatological policy wants 30 more public bathrooms at a cost of $30 million. This was tried in the past, which turned loos into cesspools. The city needs more cops, not druggies ...

Pennsylvania residents are being told that rising electricity costs are partly driven by the massive power demands of data centers and other high-volume users. If that is true, then the way ...

Workdays without busywork are closer to reality than ever, thanks to artificial intelligence. AI tools that can sort and summarize emails, take meeting notes and file expense reports promise to free ...