Science
Science & technology
AI is helping to design proteins from scratch
They could treat diseases, test drugs and boost crop yields
Science & technology
A new project aims to synthesise a human chromosome
The tools developed along the way could revolutionise medicine
Science & technology
Distrust in public-health institutions is not just an American problem
Across the rich world politics is driving scepticism
Science & technology
Scientists have created healthy, fertile mice with two fathers
Bipaternal human children, though, are still far away
Science & technology
Do longevity drugs work?
Animal studies suggest rapamycin is as effective as long-term fasting
Babbage
How microwaves can knock drones out of the sky
Our podcast on science and technology. Engineers are racing to build devices that can defend against jam-proof drones
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Science & technology
A leaderless NASA faces its biggest-ever cuts
More than 40 science missions would be cancelled if Donald Trump’s budget goes through
Leaders
MAGA’s assault on science is an act of grievous self-harm
America will pay the price most of all
Science & technology
How cuts to science funding will hurt ordinary Americans
Federal agencies are struggling to predict the weather and monitor disease
Science & technology
America is in danger of experiencing an academic brain drain
Other countries may benefit. Science will suffer
Science & technology
Trump’s attack on science is growing fiercer and more indiscriminate
It started as a crackdown on DEI. Now all types of research are being cancelled