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Can Jeff Bezos match Elon Musk in space?

After 25 years, Blue Origin finally heads to orbit, and hopes to become a conten...

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 ...

Training AI models might not need enormous data centres

Eventually, models could be trained without any dedicated hardware at all

Volunteers with Down’s syndrome could help find Alzheim...

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

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

The Economist’s science and technology internship

We invite applications for the 2025 Richard Casement internship

High-tech antidotes for snake bites

Genetic engineering and AI are powering the search for antivenins

Genetic engineering could help rid Australia of toxic c...

It is better than freezing them to death

America’s departure from the WHO would harm everyone

Whether it is a negotiating ploy remains to be seen

Should you worry about microplastics?

Little is known about the effects on humans—but limiting exposure to them seems ...

Wasps stole genes from viruses

That probably assisted their evolutionary diversification

Could supersonic air travel make a comeback?

Boom Supersonic’s demonstrator jet exceeds Mach 1

Heritable Agriculture, a Google spinout, is bringing AI...

By reducing the cost of breeding, the firm hopes to improve yields and other pro...

A sophisticated civilisation once flourished in the Ama...

How the Casarabe died out remains a mystery

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