The Economist: Science and technology

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 mamm...

They are small and tuskless, but extremely fluffy

Is posh moisturiser worth the money?

Don’t break the bank

The skyrocketing demand for minerals will require new t...

Flexible drills, distributed power systems and, of course, artificial intelligence

How artificial intelligence can make board games better

It can iron out glitches in the rules before they go on the market

Spy-satellite-grade images could soon become available ...

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 ...

The consequences will be felt around the world

New research uncovers polygamy and intermarriage in anc...

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 catac...

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 chea...

A $6m LLM isn’t cool. A $6 one is

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