The Economist: Science and technology

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

Scientific publishers are producing more papers than ever

Concerns about some of their business models are building

Scientists are building a catalogue of every type of ce...

It has thus far shed light on everything from organ formation to the causes of i...

Robots can learn new actions faster thanks to AI techni...

They could soon show their moves in settings from car factories to care homes

Scientists are learning why ultra-processed foods are b...

A mystery is finally being solved

Deforestation is costing Brazilian farmers millions

Without trees to circulate moisture, the land is getting hotter and drier

Lots of hunting. Not much gathering. The diet of early ...

What they ate is given away by the isotopes in their bodies

Can anyone realistically challenge SpaceX’s launch supr...

And if its boss now tries to kill NASA’s own heavy lifter, will that matter?

Elon Musk is causing problems for the Royal Society

His continued membership has led to a high-profile resignation

Why China is building a Starlink system of its own

When it is finished, Qianfan could number 14,000 satellites, rivalling Elon Musk...

The noisome economics of dung beetles

They are worth millions a year to cattle ranchers

Digital twins are enabling scientific innovation

They are being used to simulate everything from bodily organs to planet Earth

Wildfires are getting more frequent and more devastating

Climate change is accelerating the blaze

New battery designs could lead to gains in power and ca...

Researchers are looking beyond the cathode

The world’s first nuclear clock is on the horizon

It would be 1,000 times more accurate than today’s atomic timekeepers

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