- + What is your maximum heart rate? —We tell you how to find out
- + Faecal transplants—a treatment for bipolar disorder? —Initial results from a test are intriguing
- + A basket of new fruit varieties is coming your way —Thank gene editing
- + Data centres in space: less crazy than you think —They could be cheaper than ones on Earth, with the right technology
- + Will magnesium supplements help you relax? —Not everyone will feel the benefits
- + Marks left by Stone Age humans were surprisingly complex —Their information density rivals the immediate predecessors of writing
- + Will one-stop blood tests for cancer save lives? —They are increasingly popular
- + AI tools are being prepared for the physical world —The race to build world models is on
- + Should you be fibremaxxing? —What to make of the new dietary fad
- + A psychedelic medicine performs well against depression —Regulators are now mulling the results of the late-stage trial
- + Brain-like computers could be built out of perovskites —The long-hyped materials may have found their niche
- + The Human Exposome Project will map how environmental factors shape health —It makes the Human Genome Project look easy
- + How ICE’s new software tools could speed up deportations —The risk of overreach is high
- + Can the shingles vaccine slow ageing? —The evidence is surprisingly strong
- + Humans are not the only animals that treat each other’s injuries —Many ant species do so too
- + Robots with human-inspired eyes have better vision —Their reaction times can even surpass their makers’
- + “Flying” electric boats could remake urban transport —The convergence of three technologies has made possible the reinvention of the hydrofoil
- + Does being induced lead to a medicalised birth? —It might actually prevent it
- + In America science-sceptics are now in charge —The Trump administration seems to want less clean energy and more preventable diseases
- + More than a third of cancers arise from preventable risks —Smoking, infections and alcohol are the top causes
- + The Trump administration is eroding vital climate data —American citizens are left vulnerable
- + The Economist’s science and technology internship —We invite applications for the 2026 Richard Casement internship
- + Is a matcha latte better for you than a builder’s brew? —We spill the tea
- + For the first time in half a century, astronauts are going to the Moon —They will not land. Others, both American and Chinese, soon may
- + Should the Arctic be refrozen? —It is possible. But as an end in itself, it is not advisable
- + How to get power naps right —It’s all in the timing
- + Satellites encased in wood are in the works —Timber is cheaper and better than alloys, and may be less polluting
- + To disperse their spores, truffles rely on animals eating other animals —It is a gruesome business
- + A new study highlights the brain’s role in immune health —It truly is a question of mind over matter
- + Treatment of a teenager with an ultra-rare condition is a medical milestone —It will change regulators’ rule books
- + The most useful indicator of your overall health —“Heart-rate variability” has been decades in the making
- + Same-sex sexual behaviour in primates is a survival strategy —It promotes harmony among those living in harsh environments, says new study
- + 2025 was the third hottest year on record —It should have been a relatively cool year; it was anything but
- + Why child prodigies rarely become elite performers —Hot-housing promising youngsters works—but not as well as you might think
- + Do RFK junior’s new dietary guidelines make sense? —We break them down for you
- + Where should predators hang out if there are no watering holes? —Salt licks are a good option
- + Real flying saucers —The latest satellites are flat and circular
- + A clever idea that could help the world grow a lot more food —Make the semi-desert bloom by enridging it
- + An AI revolution in drugmaking is under way —It will transform how medicines are created—and the industry itself
- + Can high-intensity interval training get you fit in a hurry? —Yes, but be prepared to suffer
- + How to export life to Mars —A new science—applied astrobiology—is taking shape
- + The spiders on the icecaps of Mars —Astrobiologists think they could point to more habitable areas on the red planet
- + What is the best way to train for a marathon? —Most people train too fast
- + Saudi Arabia wants to host the world’s cheapest data centres —With plentiful land and electricity on hand, the kingdom thinks it has found an edge
- + A debate is raging over the origins of an elusive cousin to modern humans —Who were the Denisovans?
- + How dogs make teens feel less anxious —The beneficial relationship is much more than skin deep
- + Are some types of sugar healthier than others? —We weigh up the options
- + The next version of the web will be built for machines, not humans —AI will surf, shop and act on your behalf
- + Humans were lighting fires from scratch a lot earlier than previously thought —A 400,000-year-old tinderbox is found in eastern England
- + Iain Douglas-Hamilton, the scientist who saved the elephants —The beasts have lost their stoutest defender
- + Why hangovers get worse as you get older —But there are things you can do to help
- + The Chinese rocket industry takes off —A reusable booster failed last week, but showed the Americans they may soon have competition
- + Why autism should not be treated as a single condition —A better understanding of its biology will lead to better interventions
- + Surging satellite numbers threaten to dazzle even space telescopes —Low-flying satellites can ruin astronomical observations
- + Does taping your mouth while you sleep have benefits? —Proponents say it improves sleep and oral health
- + When LLMs learn to take shortcuts, they become evil —The fix is to use some reverse psychology when training a model
- + A new way to generate electricity from water —An age-old technique updated with futuristic materials
- + There’s more to cholesterol than simply “good” or “bad” —Standard health tests may miss those at most risk
- + Should adults take colostrum supplements? —Claims for “first milk” have been exaggerated, but trials point to some benefits
- + A better way to look for signs of ancient biology —It could also be useful in finding life on other planets
- + Geothermal kit can help make the power grid flexible —It is potentially cheaper and longer-lasting than lithium batteries
- + Tech billionaires want to make gene-edited babies —Widespread bans don’t seem to be a hindrance
- + The use of a rare wood pits violinists against environmentalists —Pernambuco has been used for centuries because of its unique sound
- + Geothermal’s time has finally come —This source of energy could become bigger than nuclear
- + Do women need testosterone supplements? —It can be helpful in some cases, but it’s no fountain of youth
- + Sperm whales communicate with vowels —The clicks that the animals make share at least one property with human language
- + Millions are turning to AI for therapy —But is the technology ready?
- + A new project aims to predict how quickly AI will progress —Superforecasters weigh in on the subject
- + Can peptides give you superpowers? —The “Wolverine stack” is supposed to boost healing and recovery
- + Golden Dome is one of the most ambitious military projects ever —Even a modest missile shield could upset the balance between nuclear powers
- + Was the Pacific Palisades blaze a “zombie fire”? —Fires can linger underground in the Arctic. Might they do the same in California?
- + Introducing our free newsletter on health and wellness —Well Informed is your evidence-based guide to living your best life
- + Can a dopamine detox reset your brain? —Taken literally, the idea makes no sense. But it might still be good for you
- + Scientists may have found a panacea for snake bites —A broad-spectrum antivenom could save thousands of lives a year
- + America is upgrading GPS to catch up with rivals —The system should soon become harder to jam or fool
- + How pig-organ transplants might soon save lives —After a man lives nearly nine months with a pig kidney, two American firms are preparing clinical trials
- + Can you eat your way to lower cholesterol? —Veggies, nuts, soya and seeds are all a good idea
- + How the persecution of sparrows killed 2m people —The birds were almost wiped out during China’s Great Leap Forward
- + AI models ace their predictions of India’s monsoon rains —Some weather forecasts can now be done on a laptop
- + China’s chipmakers are cleverly innovating around America’s limits —They are pushing tools to the edge, scaling up and relying on fuzzy maths
- + Can bright light banish winter depression? —It seems so. And it might work for other kinds of depression, too
- + The strange role of lead poisoning in humanity’s success —A new study looks at ancient exposure to the metal
- + Global warming may have volcanic consequences —Why less ice might mean more fire
- + How to save Madagascar’s dwindling forests —The island’s unique plants are being preserved in the world’s biggest seed bank
- + Are barefoot shoes good for runners? —Aficionados swear by them. But the scientific jury is out
- + This year’s Nobel laureates have now been announced —There are prizes for chemical cages, new immune cells and the roots of quantum computing
- + Hover flies are long-distance travellers —The pollen they carry stirs continent-wide gene pools
- + A chemistry Nobel for crystals that absorb other chemicals —MOFs can carry drugs, decontaminate oil spills, and conjure water from thin air
- + A Nobel for the physics that ushered in quantum computing —Tunnelling between microscopic and macroscopic worlds
- + AI video: more than just “slop” —The next big thing in AI may be pictures, not words
- + A Nobel prize in physiology for immune tolerance —The search to understand how the body keeps immunity in check
- + Is dark chocolate actually healthy? —We assess whether that tempting idea is too good to be true
- + A portent of death may have helped create life —Marsh spirits seem to be created by a miniature version of lightning
- + Restocking an African lake may ameliorate a debilitating plague —Catfish eat the snails in which the parasite lives
- + A new technique can turn a woman’s skin cells into eggs —But improved fertility treatment is still far away
- + Armed forces are using 18th-century technology to spy on enemies —High-altitude balloons are surprisingly useful in modern conflicts
- + Are red-light face masks worth the hype? —Used properly, the right ones can help combat the signs of ageing
- + People are using big data to try to predict Nobel laureates —Come back next month to see if they were right
- + A clever genetic technique may treat a horrible brain condition —It stops the toxic protein that causes it from forming
- + In some sports, left-handed athletes seem to have an innate advantage —It is more than just their novelty factor
- + Why AI systems may never be secure, and what to do about it —A “lethal trifecta” of conditions opens them to abuse
- + Are touchscreens in cars dangerous? —Probably—and safety organisations are beginning to take note
- + The health benefits of sunlight may outweigh the risk of skin cancer —More sun might improve your heart and immune system. Just don’t get sunburnt
- + A new AI model can forecast a person’s risk of diseases across their life —Delphi-2M can predict which of more than 1,000 conditions a person might face next
- + Pink pineapples and lab-grown meat: tasting the foods of the future —A restaurant in San Francisco offers a test
- + What nicotine does to your brain —The drug is hugely addictive but it does boost mental performance
- + NASA has found a Martian rock with what may be signs of life —Bringing it to Earth for further study will be complicated
- + How to build table-top fusion reactors —An American startup is revisiting a 60-year-old idea
- + A dangerous new class of synthetic opioid is spreading —Some nitazenes are far more potent than fentanyl
- + Do hangover supplements work? —The science is plausible, but the evidence is thin
- + Burying nuclear reactors might make them cleaner and cheaper —An American firm hopes to test the theory
- + How to study people who are very drunk —Naturalistic experiments are all the rage
- + Scientists are discovering a powerful new way to prevent cancer —Treatments should encourage healthy cells as well as killing unhealthy ones
- + The Economist is hiring a science and technology correspondent —We’re looking for a writer to join us in London for 12 months
- + The truth about seed oils —Forget the scaremongering. They are healthier than common alternatives
- + The rise of beer made by AI —Customers love it
- + The middle-aged are no longer the most miserable —Youth used to be cheerful. No more
- + A successful test flight puts Musk’s Starship back on track —The engineering is working at last, but the schedule is still a fantasy
- + A Chinese lab starts to tackle a giant mystery in particle physics —The JUNO detector, hidden deep beneath a mountain, will hunt for the universe’s most elusive particles
- + Are saunas actually good for you? —The evidence for sweating it out is promising but incomplete
- + The discovery of a gene for chronic pain could herald new treatments —Even diet might have an effect
- + Old fossil-fuel plants are becoming green-energy hubs —The dirtiest parts of the energy system could help build the cleanest
- + AI-powered robots can take your phone apart —They will make recycling electronics much more efficient
- + RFK Jr’s attack on mRNA technology endangers the world —His cuts will not just hurt vaccines
- + Should you use a standing desk? —The benefits are real, but seem to vary with age
- + Drones could soon become more intrusive than ever —“Whole-body” biometrics are on their way
- + Smoke from boreal wildfires could cool the Arctic —But the damage such blazes cause outweighs their benefits
- + Earth’s climate is approaching irreversible tipping points —Scientists are racing to work out just how close they might be
- + OpenAI’s latest step towards advanced artificial intelligence —GPT-5 is an update, not a revolution. But revolution may still be on the way
- + Are nightmares bad for your health? —If you have them often, the answer seems to be yes
- + Fraudulent scientific papers are booming —A subset of journal editors may be partly responsible
- + Microphones can spot radar-evading hypersonic missiles —It is a new implementation of an old idea
- + Astronomers cannot agree on how fast the universe is expanding —This suggests cosmology might be wrong about something fundamental
- + Should you take collagen? —There are simpler ways to get smoother skin and stronger joints
- + Scientists want to sequence all animals, fungi and plants on Earth —But international regulation and precarious funding threaten their efforts
- + How to build a ship for interstellar travel —Winners of a design competition include conjoined Ferris wheels and a 58km-long cylinder
- + China has top-flight AI models. But it is struggling to run them —Trump’s U-turn on chip-export controls could be a boon
- + Even the sight of an infection can trigger an immune response —The phenomenon could be harnessed to boost immunotherapy
- + Can you overcome an allergy? —Treatment is improving, even for the most dangerous
- + Inside the top-secret labs that build America’s nuclear weapons —To maintain the bombs, and build new ones, scientists are pushing the frontiers of physics
- + Fragmentary Latin inscriptions can be completed with AI —A new model is finding connections spanning the Roman world
- + What does it take to make a nuclear weapon? —Introducing “The Bomb”, our new four-part podcast series on the past, present and future of America’s nuclear stockpile
- + Do probiotics work? —For a healthy microbiome, eating your greens is a surer bet
- + Why do people sleep? A new study points to the brain —Experiments on fruit flies suggest tiredness could be caused by damaged neurons
- + Will AI make you stupid? —Creativity and critical thinking might take a hit. But there are ways to soften the blow
- + Should you take creatine? —The performance-enhancing drug is legal, safe—and may have benefits beyond sport
- + Could hormones help treat some forms of anxiety and depression? —Mental illnesses that do not respond to standard treatment could be hormone-driven
- + Ancient proteins could transform palaeontology —Found in fossils many millions of years old, they could help scientists study long-extinct species
- + Astronomers have spotted an interstellar comet older than the Sun —Its appearance puts a new branch of astronomy to the test
- + RFK junior wants to ban an ingredient in vaccines. Is he right? —Studies show that thimerosal does more good than harm
- + AI is helping to design proteins from scratch —They could treat diseases, test drugs and boost crop yields
- + A new project aims to synthesise a human chromosome —The tools developed along the way could revolutionise medicine
- + How sea slugs give themselves superpowers —Their slimy shenanigans might have applications for humans, too
- + Is being bilingual good for your brain? —Perhaps. Learning languages offers other, more concrete benefits
- + Distrust in public-health institutions is not just an American problem —Across the rich world politics is driving scepticism
- + Scientists have created healthy, fertile mice with two fathers —Bipaternal human children, though, are still far away
- + Killer whales appear to craft their own tools —One group uses kelp stalks as exfoliating brushes
- + A new telescope will find billions of asteroids, galaxies and stars —The Vera Rubin Observatory captures unprecedented detail
- + Do longevity drugs work? —Animal studies suggest rapamycin is as effective as long-term fasting
- + Climate change will hurt the richest farmers—and the poorest —Even with realistic adaptation, crop yields will fall as temperatures rise
- + How to find the smartest AI —Developers are building fiendish tests only the best models can pass
- + Are China’s universities really the best in the world? —Nature’s prestigious index says yes
- + Meet the moths that use the stars to find their way —The skill was previously thought unique to humans and certain birds
- + The world needs to understand the deep oceans better —Otherwise it cannot protect them properly
- + Is the “manopause” real? —If it is, it is nothing like the menopause
- + A routine test for fetal abnormalities could improve a mother’s health —Studies show these can help detect pre-eclampsia and predict preterm births
- + How to stop swarms of drones? Blast them with microwaves —America’s armed forces are already deploying the technology
- + How much protein do you really need? —Unless you are older or want bigger muscles, you’re probably getting enough
- + How old are the Dead Sea Scrolls? An AI model can help —Scientists are using it to estimate the age of ancient handwriting
- + A leaderless NASA faces its biggest-ever cuts —More than 40 science missions would be cancelled if Donald Trump’s budget goes through
- + The Alzheimer’s drug pipeline is healthier than you might think —It reflects a more nuanced understanding of the disease
- + How much coffee is too much? —Studies suggest moderate consumption is harmless. It may even be beneficial
- + Elon Musk’s plans to go to Mars next year are toast —SpaceX’s Starship fails for a third time in a row
- + The decoding of ancient Roman scrolls is speeding up —More data, and a more powerful particle accelerator, should pay dividends
- + Old oil paintings are suffering from chemical “acne” —Conservators are scrambling to rescue them
- + Snakes may have once faced a vicious enemy: the humble ant —Scientists believe that could be why the slithering reptiles developed toxic tails
- + Aron D’Souza, the brash brain behind the “doping Olympics” —The president of the Enhanced Games wants to push forward human evolution
- + Should men be screened for prostate cancer? —The answer is less obvious than you might think
- + A pro-doping sporting contest is coming to Las Vegas —The Enhanced Games will set records and attract controversy
- + How cuts to science funding will hurt ordinary Americans —Federal agencies are struggling to predict the weather and monitor disease
- + America is in danger of experiencing an academic brain drain —Other countries may benefit. Science will suffer
- + Trump’s attack on science is growing fiercer and more indiscriminate —It started as a crackdown on DEI. Now all types of research are being cancelled
- + Contact sports can cause brain injuries. Should kids still play? —Modifying rules and grouping players by size rather than age can limit the risks
- + For the first time, a CRISPR drug treats a child’s unique mutation —Scientists hope more children will benefit
- + The race to build the fighter planes of the future —They can hold more fuel, carry more weaponry and boast more computing power
- + Britain is now the biggest funder of solar-geoengineering research —It is supporting experiments to thicken sea ice and make clouds more reflective
- + Are juice shots worth the price? —Fresh fruit is probably a cheaper alternative
- + Companies have plans to build robotic horses —One diminutive design is aimed at children
- + Compressed music might be harmful to the ears —In guinea pigs it can weaken muscles important for hearing
- + How to build strong magnets without rare-earth metals —China’s export restrictions may boost scientific innovation
- + Dogs really do look and act just like their owners —The resemblance increases over time
- + Is your hay fever getting worse? —Climate change could be to blame
- + A landmark study of gender medicine is caught in an ethics row —Some say the trial is unethical. Others, that not doing it would be immoral
- + Rates of bowel cancer are rising among young people —Childhood exposure to a common gut bacterium could be responsible
- + The great Iberian power cut need not spell disaster for renewables —But there are lessons to be learned
- + Can at-home brain stimulators make you feel better? —For now, the evidence for neuromodulation products is slim
- + Australia’s dingoes are becoming a distinct species —Many will still be culled under false pretences
- + Lethal fungi are becoming drug-resistant—and spreading —New antifungals offer a glimmer of hope
- + AI models can learn to conceal information from their users —This makes it harder to ensure that they remain transparent
- + The Carthaginians weren’t who you think they were —New research shows just how diverse the ancient city of Dido was
- + We’re hiring a Technical Lead for our AI Lab —Join The Economist’s new AI initiative
- + How to form good habits, and break bad ones: trick your brain —Small rewards and a change of scenery can help
- + AI models could help negotiators secure peace deals —Some are being developed to help end the war in Ukraine
- + Scientists are getting to grips with ice —Climate change is making water freeze in unexpected ways
- + Microplastics have not yet earned their bad reputation —There are worrying signs. But more thorough studies of their health effects are coming
- + Electric vehicles also cause air pollution —Though fume-free, their brake pads and tyres disintegrate over time
- + AI models are helping dirty industries go green —Mining companies and steelmakers are feeling the benefits
- + Could data centres ever be built in orbit? —A startup called Starcloud has plans to do just that
- + The tricky task of calculating AI’s energy use —Making models less thirsty may not lessen their environmental impact
- + AI models can help generate cleaner power —Energy companies are using them to increase efficiency and spot problems
- + Researchers lift the lid on how reasoning models actually “think” —They plan sentences far in advance. They also bullshit themselves when reasoning out loud
- + How Daylight Saving Time affects your sleep and diet —This annual time shift has long-lasting effects on health
- + Motors in the wheels take EVs further —Simpler to build, lighter and extra range
- + What does space miso taste like? —It should make the diets of astronauts more interesting
- + Mitochondria transplants could cure diseases and lengthen lives —A technique that may create a new field of medicine
- + Is red meat unhealthy? —Overdoing it could give you heart disease or cancer
- + Can Musk put people on Mars? —Whether successful or not, his attempt to do so will reshape America’s space programme
- + Climate change may make it harder to spot submarines —The sound of their engines will not travel as far
- + How harmful are electronic cigarettes? —The risks of vaping may be worth the benefits
- + Why don’t seals drown? —They can time their dives to match their blood oxygen
- + Rumours on social media could cause sick people to feel worse —They are powerful triggers of an inverse placebo effect
- + Can people be persuaded not to believe disinformation? —AI chatbots and critical thinking courses might help
- + Do viruses trigger Alzheimer’s? —A growing group of scientists think so, and are asking whether antivirals could treat the disease
- + What is the best way to keep your teeth healthy? —Tooth-brushing reigns supreme. But fluoride in tap water is a good safety net
- + Ukraine’s embrace of drone warfare has paid off —Two new reports highlight strengths as well as weaknesses
- + The race is on to build the world’s most complex machine —But toppling ASML will not be easy
- + Want even tinier chips? Use a particle accelerator —High-speed electrons can etch nano-scale designs
- + Is butter bad for you? —A new study suggests olive oil may be a healthier alternative
- + Two private companies reach the Moon within four days —Though Firefly Aerospace has had better luck than Intuitive Machines
- + Satellites are polluting the stratosphere —And forthcoming mega-constellations will exacerbate the problem
- + AI models are dreaming up the materials of the future —Better batteries, cleaner bioplastics and more powerful semiconductors await
- + Mice have been genetically engineered to look like mammoths —They are small and tuskless, but extremely fluffy
- + Is posh moisturiser worth the money? —Don’t break the bank
- + How artificial intelligence can make board games better —It can iron out glitches in the rules before they go on the market
- + The skyrocketing demand for minerals will require new technologies —Flexible drills, distributed power systems and, of course, artificial intelligence
- + Spy-satellite-grade images could soon become available to everyone —The key is to fly very low indeed
- + Do better shoes help you run faster? —Yes, but the benefits won’t last
- + Another win for geology’s Theory of Everything —Plate tectonics could explain continental plateaus and mini mass extinctions
- + How the Trump administration wants to reshape American science —The consequences will be felt around the world
- + New research uncovers polygamy and intermarriage in ancient Eurasia —DNA analysis reveals shifting family patterns
- + Do bans on smartphones in schools improve mental health? —What the early evidence suggests about the effect on students
- + AI is being used to model football matches —The mathematics of network analysis helps them follow the action
- + A neutrino telescope spots the signs of something cataclysmic —What could have generated the most energetic neutrino ever detected?
- + How artificial intelligence is changing baseball —Moneyball enters its AI era
- + Forget DeepSeek. Large language models are getting cheaper still —A $6m LLM isn’t cool. A $6 one is
- + Does intermittent fasting work? —It does for weight loss. Its other supposed benefits are debatable
- + Cryptocurrencies are spawning a new generation of private eyes —Their tools are software, and a nose for trouble
- + Fine-tuned acoustic waves can knock drones out of the sky —The right sounds can also disable their cameras
- + Fighting the war in Ukraine on the electromagnetic spectrum —Drone operators and jammers are in a high-tech arms race
- + Are ice baths good for you? —They won’t hurt. Actually they might, a bit
- + Why carbon monoxide could appeal to the discerning doper —Professional cycling is debating whether to ban the poisonous gas
- + A sophisticated civilisation once flourished in the Amazon basin —How the Casarabe died out remains a mystery
- + Heritable Agriculture, a Google spinout, is bringing AI to crop breeding —By reducing the cost of breeding, the firm hopes to improve yields and other properties for an array of important crops
- + Could supersonic air travel make a comeback? —Boom Supersonic’s demonstrator jet exceeds Mach 1
- + Should you worry about microplastics? —Little is known about the effects on humans—but limiting exposure to them seems prudent
- + Wasps stole genes from viruses —That probably assisted their evolutionary diversification
- + America’s departure from the WHO would harm everyone —Whether it is a negotiating ploy remains to be seen
- + Genetic engineering could help rid Australia of toxic cane toads —It is better than freezing them to death
- + High-tech antidotes for snake bites —Genetic engineering and AI are powering the search for antivenins
- + Can you breathe stress away? —It won’t hurt to try. But scientists are only beginning to understand the links between the breath and the mind
- + The Economist’s science and technology internship —We invite applications for the 2025 Richard Casement internship
- + A better understanding of Huntington’s disease brings hope —Previous research seems to have misinterpreted what is going on
- + Is obesity a disease? —It wasn’t. But it is now
- + Volunteers with Down’s syndrome could help find Alzheimer’s drugs —Those with the syndrome have more of a protein implicated in dementia
- + Should you start lifting weights? —You’ll stay healthier for longer if you’re strong
- + Does melatonin work for jet lag? —It can help. But it depends where you’re going
- + Training AI models might not need enormous data centres —Eventually, models could be trained without any dedicated hardware at all
- + How the Gulf’s rulers want to harness the power of science —A stronger R&D base, they hope, will transform their countries’ economies. Will their plan work?
- + Cancer vaccines are showing promise at last —Trials are under way against skin, brain and lung tumours
- + New firefighting tech is being trialled in Sardinia’s ancient forests —It could sniff out blazes long before they spread out of control
- + Can Jeff Bezos match Elon Musk in space? —After 25 years, Blue Origin finally heads to orbit, and hopes to become a contender in the private space race
- + Why some doctors are reassessing hypnosis —There is growing evidence that it can help with pain, depression and more
- + Academic writing is getting harder to read—the humanities most of all —We analyse two centuries of scholarly work
- + Giving children the wrong (or not enough) toys may doom a society —Survival is a case of child’s play
- + Earth is warming faster. Scientists are closing in on why —Paradoxically, cleaner emissions from ships and power plants are playing a role
- + Humans and Neanderthals met often, but only one event matters —The mystery of exactly how people left Africa deepens
- + Machine translation is almost a solved problem —But interpreting meanings, rather than just words and sentences, will be a daunting task
- + AI can bring back a person’s own voice —And it can generate sentences trained on their own writing
- + Carbon emissions from tourism are rising disproportionately fast —The industry is failing to make itself greener
- + Why China is building a Starlink system of its own —When it is finished, Qianfan could number 14,000 satellites, rivalling Elon Musk’s system
- + Lots of hunting. Not much gathering. The diet of early Americans —What they ate is given away by the isotopes in their bodies
- + Stimulating parts of the brain can help the paralysed to walk again —Implanted electrodes allowed one man to climb stairs unaided
- + Can anyone realistically challenge SpaceX’s launch supremacy? —And if its boss now tries to kill NASA’s own heavy lifter, will that matter?
- + Dreams of asteroid mining, orbital manufacturing and much more —Ideas for making money in orbit that seemed mad in the 1960s now look sane
- + Elon Musk is causing problems for the Royal Society —His continued membership has led to a high-profile resignation
- + Deforestation is costing Brazilian farmers millions —Without trees to circulate moisture, the land is getting hotter and drier
- + Robots can learn new actions faster thanks to AI techniques —They could soon show their moves in settings from car factories to care homes
- + Scientists are learning why ultra-processed foods are bad for you —A mystery is finally being solved
- + Scientific publishers are producing more papers than ever —Concerns about some of their business models are building
- + The two types of human laugh —One is caused by tickling; the other by everything else
- + Scientists are building a catalogue of every type of cell in our bodies —It has thus far shed light on everything from organ formation to the causes of inflammation
- + How squid could help people get over their needle phobia —Cephalopod ink propulsion is inspiring an alternative to syringes
- + Norway’s Atlantic salmon risks going the way of the panda —Climate change and fish farming are endangering its future
- + Artificial intelligence is helping improve climate models —More accurate predictions will lead to better policy-making
- + Physics reveals the best design for a badminton arena —The key is minimising the disruptive effects of ventilation
- + There’s lots of gold in urban waste dumps —The pay dirt could be 15 times richer than natural deposits
- + A battle is raging over the definition of open-source AI —Companies that bet on the right one could win big
- + As wellness trends take off, iodine deficiency makes a quiet comeback —Levels of the vital nutrient are falling rapidly in America
- + How blood-sucking vampire bats get their energy —They pull off a trick previously thought unique to a few insects
- + China plans to crash a spacecraft into a distant asteroid —It will be only the second country to conduct such a planetary defence experiment
- + Researchers are questioning if ADHD should be seen as a disorder —It should, instead, be seen as a different way of being normal
- + Airships may finally prove useful for transporting cargo —The problem of variable buoyancy is being overcome
- + Space may be worse for humans than thought —Why going into orbit sends cells haywire
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