The Economist: Science and technology

AI models make stuff up. How can hallucinations be cont...

It is hard to do so without also limiting models’ power

Graphene, a wondrous material, starts to prove useful

It could help launch satellites

How XL Bullies became such dangerous dogs

Generations of breeding are to blame

The first endometriosis drug in four decades is on the ...

At last, progress is being made on a condition that affects one woman in ten

What tennis reveals about AI’s impact on human behaviour

Since the introduction of Hawk-Eye, umpires have been biting their tongues

How cheap drones are transforming warfare in Ukraine

First-person view drones have achieved near mythical status on the front lines

Ancient, damaged Roman scrolls have been deciphered usi...

The new techniques could help rediscover lost works from antiquity

Scientists have found a new kind of magnetic material

“Altermagnets” have been hiding in plain sight for 90 years

Scientists have trained an AI through the eyes of a baby

“Chair” and “ball” were among little AI’s first words

NASA’s PACE satellite will tackle the largest uncertain...

It will monitor tiny particles in Earth’s atmosphere and oceans

Why prosthetic limbs need not look like real ones

Designers are experimenting with tentacles, spikes and third thumbs

AI could accelerate scientific fraud as well as progress

Hallucinations, deepfakes and simple nonsense: there are plenty of risks

Why some whales can smell in stereo

One nostril is good. But two can be better

We’re hiring a Science and Technology Correspondent

An opportunity to join our editorial staff in London

Wind turbines are friendlier to birds than oil-and-gas ...

Contrary to what opponents of wind farms fear

The excitement of 70,000 Swifties can shake the Earth

As recorded by the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network

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