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Anjana AhujaFinancial Times |
The question of how we classify and weather such geomagnetic storms needs revisiting
Geologists are exploring whether magmatic brine can be tapped for dissolved treasure such as lithium, copper and cobalt
Now is not a time for paranoia but there is a case for extreme vigilance
The craft embodies a golden age of space exploration
Defending the environmental status quo in the name of ‘pragmatism’ is indefensible
Compounds produced by the technology challenge our idea of novelty
A new study shows the twisting backstory of an animal touted as a new superfood
His presidential term jolted many people out of the zone of indifference
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We risk forgetting the lessons of the Covid pandemic
The coveted qualities which make these substances resistant to water and oil has also rendered them virtually indestructible
Replacing a top researcher with a private sector manager would send entirely the wrong signal
Altermagnets could help make computing more energy efficient
Risk evaluation of the technology cannot be left to the industry alone
Scientists in Africa and elsewhere are seizing the opportunity to transform agriculture
An exclusionary focus on shiny new technology has left the UK’s research and innovation strategy lopsided
The finding has provoked a mixed reaction among the cosmological cognoscenti
A new Danish algorithm exploits the fact that both language and life are sequences
The measure is saddled with scientific and historical baggage — and may not be that useful anyway
I pored over obituaries, memorised cultural trivia and even learnt the Latin for ‘turkey’ — but prep was not much help
It is a way of thinking that is open to the curious, not a boxful of unchanging truths only for the initiated
Rooting out manipulation should not depend on dedicated amateurs who take personal legal risks for the greater good
A river of molten lava is on the move in an Icelandic town
The government should beware stifling the questioning of orthodoxy
A new study of chimpanzees has failed to explain why humans and some animals survive post-menopause
Sanctions on Russia are changing the hunt for superheavy elements
The Earth is encircled with decades-old litter. Who will take control?
The latest findings build on experiments from over a century ago
At least three descendants of Omicron have scientists on alert and vaccination programmes speeding up