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The Economist (Sci & Tech)
April 2026
How natural selection really shaped humanity (economist.com)
How AI hackers will shake up cyber-security (economist.com)
How to make buffet breakfasts less wasteful (economist.com)
Buffet breakfasts could be less wasteful (economist.com)
The Climate Issue newsletter: The blue marble, then and now (economist.com)
The Climate Issue: The blue marble, then and now (economist.com)
Are sugar substitutes healthier than the real thing? (economist.com)
Sir Demis Hassabis wants to automate drug design (economist.com)
Earth and Moon, then and now (economist.com)
Mummified reptiles are revealing how breathing evolved (economist.com)
AI models could offer mathematicians a common language (economist.com)
Should you take multivitamins? (economist.com)
Scientists are working on “everything vaccines” (economist.com)
A trio of firms want to clean up steelmaking (economist.com)
March 2026
Why a startup is teaching human brain cells to play “Doom” (economist.com)
Should you track your VO2 max? (economist.com)
China is winning the AI talent race (economist.com)
NASA’s ambitious plans for a Moon base mark a rethinking of its future (economist.com)
NASA’s Moon-base plans mark a rethinking of its future (economist.com)
New research uncovers more of the story of man’s best friend (economist.com)
Early French winemakers had surprisingly sophisticated techniques (economist.com)
Autonomous swarms are the future of drone warfare (economist.com)
Is playing music good for the brain? (economist.com)
The next phase of artificial intelligence may require very different processors (economist.com)
China is a serious contender in the race for fusion energy (economist.com)
Top AI models underperform in languages other than English (economist.com)
Rapid-charging EV batteries are on the way  (economist.com)
Should you take GLP-1 drugs for longevity? (economist.com)
Want to hack your body with peptides? If only the science agreed (economist.com)
AI is helping expand the frontier of theoretical physics (economist.com)
What is your maximum heart rate? (economist.com)
Faecal transplants—a treatment for bipolar disorder? (economist.com)
A basket of new fruit varieties is coming your way (economist.com)
Data centres in space: less crazy than you think (economist.com)
February 2026
Will magnesium supplements help you relax? (economist.com)
Marks left by Stone Age humans were surprisingly complex (economist.com)
Will one-stop blood tests for cancer save lives? (economist.com)
AI tools are being prepared for the physical world (economist.com)
Should you be fibremaxxing? (economist.com)
A psychedelic medicine performs well against depression (economist.com)
Brain-like computers could be built out of perovskites (economist.com)
The Human Exposome Project will map how environmental factors shape health (economist.com)
How ICE’s new software tools could speed up deportations (economist.com)
Can the shingles vaccine slow ageing? (economist.com)
Humans are not the only animals that treat each other’s injuries  (economist.com)
Robots with human-inspired eyes have better vision (economist.com)
“Flying” electric boats could remake urban transport (economist.com)
Does being induced lead to a medicalised birth? (economist.com)
In America science-sceptics are now in charge (economist.com)
More than a third of cancers arise from preventable risks (economist.com)
The Trump administration is eroding vital climate data (economist.com)
The Economist’s science and technology internship (economist.com)
January 2026
Is a matcha latte better for you than a builder’s brew? (economist.com)
Should the Arctic be refrozen? (economist.com)
For the first time in half a century, astronauts are going to the Moon (economist.com)
How to get power naps right (economist.com)
Satellites encased in wood are in the works (economist.com)
To disperse their spores, truffles rely on animals eating other animals (economist.com)
A new study highlights the brain’s role in immune health (economist.com)
Treatment of a teenager with an ultra-rare condition is a medical milestone (economist.com)
The most useful indicator of your overall health (economist.com)
Same-sex sexual behaviour in primates is a survival strategy (economist.com)
2025 was the third hottest year on record (economist.com)
Why child prodigies rarely become elite performers (economist.com)
Do RFK junior’s new dietary guidelines make sense? (economist.com)
Where should predators hang out if there are no watering holes? (economist.com)
Real flying saucers (economist.com)
A clever idea that could help the world grow a lot more food (economist.com)
An AI revolution in drugmaking is under way (economist.com)
Can high-intensity interval training get you fit in a hurry? (economist.com)
December 2025
The spiders on the icecaps of Mars (economist.com)
How to export life to Mars (economist.com)
What is the best way to train for a marathon?  (economist.com)
Saudi Arabia wants to host the world’s cheapest data centres (economist.com)
A debate is raging over the origins of an elusive cousin to modern humans (economist.com)
How dogs make teens feel less anxious (economist.com)
Are some types of sugar healthier than others? (economist.com)
The next version of the web will be built for machines, not humans (economist.com)
Humans were lighting fires from scratch a lot earlier than previously thought (economist.com)
Iain Douglas-Hamilton, the scientist who saved the elephants (economist.com)
Why hangovers get worse as you get older (economist.com)
The Chinese rocket industry takes off (economist.com)
Why autism should not be treated as a single condition (economist.com)
Surging satellite numbers threaten to dazzle even space telescopes (economist.com)
November 2025
Does taping your mouth while you sleep have benefits? (economist.com)
When LLMs learn to take shortcuts, they become evil (economist.com)
A new way to generate electricity from water (economist.com)
There’s more to cholesterol than simply “good” or “bad” (economist.com)
Should adults take colostrum supplements? (economist.com)
A better way to look for signs of ancient biology (economist.com)
Geothermal kit can help make the power grid flexible (economist.com)
Tech billionaires want to make gene-edited babies (economist.com)
The use of a rare wood pits violinists against environmentalists (economist.com)
Geothermal’s time has finally come (economist.com)
Do women need testosterone supplements? (economist.com)
Sperm whales communicate with vowels (economist.com)
Millions are turning to AI for therapy (economist.com)
A new project aims to predict how quickly AI will progress (economist.com)
Can peptides give you superpowers? (economist.com)
Golden Dome is one of the most ambitious military projects ever (economist.com)
Was the Pacific Palisades blaze a “zombie fire”? (economist.com)
Introducing our free newsletter on health and wellness (economist.com)
October 2025
Can a dopamine detox reset your brain? (economist.com)
Scientists may have found a panacea for snake bites (economist.com)
America is upgrading GPS to catch up with rivals (economist.com)
How pig-organ transplants might soon save lives (economist.com)
Can you eat your way to lower cholesterol? (economist.com)
How the persecution of sparrows killed 2m people (economist.com)
AI models ace their predictions of India’s monsoon rains (economist.com)
China’s chipmakers are cleverly innovating around America’s limits (economist.com)
Can bright light banish winter depression? (economist.com)
The strange role of lead poisoning in humanity’s success (economist.com)
Global warming may have volcanic consequences (economist.com)
How to save Madagascar’s dwindling forests (economist.com)
Are barefoot shoes good for runners? (economist.com)
This year’s Nobel laureates have now been announced (economist.com)
Hover flies are long-distance travellers (economist.com)
A chemistry Nobel for crystals that absorb other chemicals (economist.com)
A Nobel for the physics that ushered in quantum computing (economist.com)
AI video: more than just “slop” (economist.com)
A Nobel prize in physiology for immune tolerance (economist.com)
Is dark chocolate actually healthy? (economist.com)
A portent of death may have helped create life (economist.com)
Restocking an African lake may ameliorate a debilitating plague (economist.com)
September 2025
A new technique can turn a woman’s skin cells into eggs (economist.com)
Armed forces are using 18th-century technology to spy on enemies (economist.com)
Are red-light face masks worth the hype? (economist.com)
People are using big data to try to predict Nobel laureates (economist.com)
A clever genetic technique may treat a horrible brain condition (economist.com)
In some sports, left-handed athletes seem to have an innate advantage (economist.com)
Why AI systems may never be secure, and what to do about it (economist.com)
Are touchscreens in cars dangerous? (economist.com)
The health benefits of sunlight may outweigh the risk of skin cancer (economist.com)
A new AI model can forecast a person’s risk of diseases across their life (economist.com)
Pink pineapples and lab-grown meat: tasting the foods of the future (economist.com)
What nicotine does to your brain (economist.com)
NASA has found a Martian rock with what may be signs of life (economist.com)
How to build table-top fusion reactors (economist.com)
A dangerous new class of synthetic opioid is spreading (economist.com)
Do hangover supplements work? (economist.com)
Burying nuclear reactors might make them cleaner and cheaper (economist.com)
How to study people who are very drunk (economist.com)
Scientists are discovering a powerful new way to prevent cancer (economist.com)
The Economist is hiring a science and technology correspondent (economist.com)
August 2025
The truth about seed oils (economist.com)
The rise of beer made by AI (economist.com)
The middle-aged are no longer the most miserable (economist.com)
A successful test flight puts Musk’s Starship back on track (economist.com)
A Chinese lab starts to tackle a giant mystery in particle physics (economist.com)
Are saunas actually good for you? (economist.com)
The discovery of a gene for chronic pain could herald new treatments (economist.com)
Old fossil-fuel plants are becoming green-energy hubs (economist.com)
AI-powered robots can take your phone apart (economist.com)
RFK Jr’s attack on mRNA technology endangers the world (economist.com)
Should you use a standing desk? (economist.com)
Drones could soon become more intrusive than ever (economist.com)
Smoke from boreal wildfires could cool the Arctic (economist.com)
Earth’s climate is approaching irreversible tipping points (economist.com)
OpenAI’s latest step towards advanced artificial intelligence  (economist.com)
Are nightmares bad for your health? (economist.com)
Fraudulent scientific papers are booming (economist.com)
Microphones can spot radar-evading hypersonic missiles (economist.com)
Astronomers cannot agree on how fast the universe is expanding (economist.com)
Should you take collagen? (economist.com)
July 2025
Scientists want to sequence all animals, fungi and plants on Earth (economist.com)
How to build a ship for interstellar travel (economist.com)
China has top-flight AI models. But it is struggling to run them (economist.com)
Even the sight of an infection can trigger an immune response (economist.com)
Can you overcome an allergy? (economist.com)
Inside the top-secret labs that build America’s nuclear weapons (economist.com)
Fragmentary Latin inscriptions can be completed with AI (economist.com)
What does it take to make a nuclear weapon? (economist.com)
Do probiotics work? (economist.com)
Why do people sleep? A new study points to the brain (economist.com)
Will AI make you stupid? (economist.com)
Should you take creatine? (economist.com)
Could hormones help treat some forms of anxiety and depression? (economist.com)
Ancient proteins could transform palaeontology (economist.com)
Astronomers have spotted an interstellar comet older than the Sun (economist.com)
RFK junior wants to ban an ingredient in vaccines. Is he right? (economist.com)
AI is helping to design proteins from scratch (economist.com)
A new project aims to synthesise a human chromosome (economist.com)
How sea slugs give themselves superpowers (economist.com)
June 2025
Is being bilingual good for your brain? (economist.com)
Distrust in public-health institutions is not just an American problem (economist.com)
Scientists have created healthy, fertile mice with two fathers (economist.com)
Killer whales appear to craft their own tools (economist.com)
A new telescope will find billions of asteroids, galaxies and stars (economist.com)
Do longevity drugs work? (economist.com)
Climate change will hurt the richest farmers—and the poorest (economist.com)
How to find the smartest AI (economist.com)
Are China’s universities really the best in the world? (economist.com)
Meet the moths that use the stars to find their way (economist.com)
The world needs to understand the deep oceans better (economist.com)
Is the “manopause” real? (economist.com)
A routine test for fetal abnormalities could improve a mother’s health (economist.com)
How to stop swarms of drones? Blast them with microwaves (economist.com)
How much protein do you really need? (economist.com)
How old are the Dead Sea Scrolls? An AI model can help (economist.com)
A leaderless NASA faces its biggest-ever cuts (economist.com)
The Alzheimer’s drug pipeline is healthier than you might think (economist.com)
May 2025
How much coffee is too much? (economist.com)
Elon Musk’s plans to go to Mars next year are toast (economist.com)
The decoding of ancient Roman scrolls is speeding up (economist.com)
Old oil paintings are suffering from chemical “acne” (economist.com)
Snakes may have once faced a vicious enemy: the humble ant (economist.com)
Aron D’Souza, the brash brain behind the “doping Olympics” (economist.com)
Should men be screened for prostate cancer? (economist.com)
A pro-doping sporting contest is coming to Las Vegas (economist.com)
How cuts to science funding will hurt ordinary Americans (economist.com)
America is in danger of experiencing an academic brain drain  (economist.com)
Trump’s attack on science is growing fiercer and more indiscriminate (economist.com)
Contact sports can cause brain injuries. Should kids still play? (economist.com)
For the first time, a CRISPR drug treats a child’s unique mutation (economist.com)
The race to build the fighter planes of the future (economist.com)
Britain is now the biggest funder of solar-geoengineering research (economist.com)
Are juice shots worth the price? (economist.com)
Companies have plans to build robotic horses (economist.com)
Compressed music might be harmful to the ears (economist.com)
How to build strong magnets without rare-earth metals (economist.com)
Dogs really do look and act just like their owners (economist.com)
Is your hay fever getting worse? (economist.com)
April 2025
A landmark study of gender medicine is caught in an ethics row (economist.com)
Rates of bowel cancer are rising among young people (economist.com)
The great Iberian power cut need not spell disaster for renewables (economist.com)
Can at-home brain stimulators make you feel better? (economist.com)
Australia’s dingoes are becoming a distinct species (economist.com)
Lethal fungi are becoming drug-resistant—and spreading (economist.com)
AI models can learn to conceal information from their users (economist.com)
The Carthaginians weren’t who you think they were (economist.com)
We’re hiring a Technical Lead for our AI Lab (economist.com)
How to form good habits, and break bad ones: trick your brain (economist.com)
Scientists are getting to grips with ice (economist.com)
AI models could help negotiators secure peace deals (economist.com)
Microplastics have not yet earned their bad reputation (economist.com)
Electric vehicles also cause air pollution (economist.com)
AI models are helping dirty industries go green (economist.com)
Could data centres ever be built in orbit? (economist.com)
The tricky task of calculating AI’s energy use (economist.com)
AI models can help generate cleaner power (economist.com)
Researchers lift the lid on how reasoning models actually “think” (economist.com)
How Daylight Saving Time affects your sleep and diet (economist.com)
Motors in the wheels take EVs further (economist.com)
What does space miso taste like? (economist.com)
March 2025
Mitochondria transplants could cure diseases and lengthen lives (economist.com)
Is red meat unhealthy? (economist.com)
Climate change may make it harder to spot submarines (economist.com)
Can Musk put people on Mars? (economist.com)
How harmful are electronic cigarettes? (economist.com)
Why don’t seals drown? (economist.com)
Rumours on social media could cause sick people to feel worse (economist.com)
Can people be persuaded not to believe disinformation? (economist.com)
Do viruses trigger Alzheimer’s? (economist.com)
What is the best way to keep your teeth healthy? (economist.com)
Ukraine’s embrace of drone warfare has paid off (economist.com)
The race is on to build the world’s most complex machine (economist.com)
Want even tinier chips? Use a particle accelerator (economist.com)
Is butter bad for you?  (economist.com)
Two private companies reach the Moon within four days (economist.com)
Satellites are polluting the stratosphere (economist.com)
AI models are dreaming up the materials of the future (economist.com)
Mice have been genetically engineered to look like mammoths (economist.com)
Is posh moisturiser worth the money? (economist.com)
February 2025
How artificial intelligence can make board games better (economist.com)
The skyrocketing demand for minerals will require new technologies (economist.com)
Spy-satellite-grade images could soon become available to everyone (economist.com)
Do better shoes help you run faster?  (economist.com)
Another win for geology’s Theory of Everything (economist.com)
How the Trump administration wants to reshape American science (economist.com)
New research uncovers polygamy and intermarriage in ancient Eurasia (economist.com)
Do bans on smartphones in schools improve mental health? (economist.com)
AI is being used to model football matches (economist.com)
A neutrino telescope spots the signs of something cataclysmic (economist.com)
How artificial intelligence is changing baseball (economist.com)
Forget DeepSeek. Large language models are getting cheaper still (economist.com)
Does intermittent fasting work? (economist.com)
Cryptocurrencies are spawning a new generation of private eyes (economist.com)
Fine-tuned acoustic waves can knock drones out of the sky (economist.com)
Fighting the war in Ukraine on the electromagnetic spectrum (economist.com)
January 2025
Are ice baths good for you? (economist.com)
Why carbon monoxide could appeal to the discerning doper (economist.com)
A sophisticated civilisation once flourished in the Amazon basin (economist.com)
Heritable Agriculture, a Google spinout, is bringing AI to crop breeding (economist.com)
Could supersonic air travel make a comeback? (economist.com)
Should you worry about microplastics? (economist.com)
Wasps stole genes from viruses (economist.com)
America’s departure from the WHO would harm everyone (economist.com)
Genetic engineering could help rid Australia of toxic cane toads (economist.com)
High-tech antidotes for snake bites (economist.com)
Can you breathe stress away? (economist.com)
The Economist’s science and technology internship (economist.com)
A better understanding of Huntington’s disease brings hope (economist.com)
Is obesity a disease? (economist.com)
Volunteers with Down’s syndrome could help find Alzheimer’s drugs (economist.com)
Should you start lifting weights? (economist.com)
Does melatonin work for jet lag? (economist.com)
Training AI models might not need enormous data centres (economist.com)
How the Gulf’s rulers want to harness the power of science (economist.com)
Cancer vaccines are showing promise at last (economist.com)
New firefighting tech is being trialled in Sardinia’s ancient forests (economist.com)
Can Jeff Bezos match Elon Musk in space? (economist.com)
December 2024
Why some doctors are reassessing hypnosis (economist.com)
Academic writing is getting harder to read—the humanities most of all (economist.com)
Giving children the wrong (or not enough) toys may doom a society (economist.com)
Earth is warming faster. Scientists are closing in on why (economist.com)
Humans and Neanderthals met often, but only one event matters (economist.com)
Machine translation is almost a solved problem (economist.com)
AI can bring back a person’s own voice (economist.com)
Carbon emissions from tourism are rising disproportionately fast (economist.com)
Why China is building a Starlink system of its own (economist.com)
Lots of hunting. Not much gathering. The diet of early Americans (economist.com)
Stimulating parts of the brain can help the paralysed to walk again (economist.com)
Can anyone realistically challenge SpaceX’s launch supremacy? (economist.com)
Dreams of asteroid mining, orbital manufacturing and much more (economist.com)
November 2024
Elon Musk is causing problems for the Royal Society (economist.com)
Deforestation is costing Brazilian farmers millions (economist.com)
Robots can learn new actions faster thanks to AI techniques (economist.com)
Scientists are learning why ultra-processed foods are bad for you (economist.com)
Scientific publishers are producing more papers than ever (economist.com)
The two types of human laugh (economist.com)
Scientists are building a catalogue of every type of cell in our bodies (economist.com)
How squid could help people get over their needle phobia (economist.com)