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Sophie McBain
Michael Pollan tackles the hard problem of consciousness

Thu 5 Mar 2026

Michael Pollan tackles the hard problem of consciousness
James Tapper
The maestros using new technologies to transform science

Fri 27 Feb 2026

The maestros using new technologies to transform science
James Tapper
Smart coating will protect greenhouses from heatwaves

Sun 22 Feb 2026

Smart coating will protect greenhouses from heatwaves
John Naughton
Big tech profited from our attention – now AI wants to monetise intentions

Fri 20 Feb 2026

Big tech profited from our attention – now AI wants to monetise intentions
Marion Coutts
The woman who mapped the Atlantic from her living room

Sun 15 Feb 2026

The woman who mapped the Atlantic from her living room
John Naughton
Thinking digital technology is ‘weightless’ means your head is in the clouds

Fri 13 Feb 2026

Thinking digital technology is ‘weightless’ means your head is in the clouds
John Naughton
Call my AI agent! Chatbots can now post on their own version of Reddit

Fri 6 Feb 2026

Call my AI agent! Chatbots can now post on their own version of Reddit
Will Hutton
As its unicorns falter, China eyes UK’s surging tech dragons

Sun 1 Feb 2026

As its unicorns falter, China eyes UK’s surging tech dragons
Marine Saint
Life sciences district could create 20,000 jobs by 2035

Sun 18 Jan 2026

Life sciences district could create 20,000 jobs by 2035
Megan Nolan
The lost art of paying attention

Sat 17 Jan 2026

The lost art of paying attention
John Naughton
The UK is wedded to US tech. Time for a divorce

Fri 16 Jan 2026

The UK is wedded to US tech. Time for a divorce
Robin McKie
Do we still need astronauts?

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Do we still need astronauts?
John Naughton
Tesla is being overtaken, but its shares are still in top gear

Fri 9 Jan 2026

Tesla is being overtaken, but its shares are still in top gear
Patrick Kidd
Michael Boulter, palaeontologist

Sat 3 Jan 2026

Michael Boulter, palaeontologist
John Naughton
AI has a ‘provenance problem’. Here’s how to avoid it

Sat 3 Jan 2026

AI has a ‘provenance problem’. Here’s how to avoid it
Rachel Sylvester
Paul Nurse: ‘We are putting barriers in the way of getting the most talented scientists’

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Paul Nurse: ‘We are putting barriers in the way of getting the most talented scientists’
Robin McKie
Jane Goodall, remembered by Robin McKie

Fri 26 Dec 2025

Jane Goodall, remembered by Robin McKie
Tara Joshi
The grid: Wilson Bentley’s snowflakes

Sat 20 Dec 2025

The grid: Wilson Bentley’s snowflakes
John Naughton
Why stablecoins – crypto for adults – have suddenly become a big deal

Fri 12 Dec 2025

Why stablecoins – crypto for adults – have suddenly become a big deal
Emily H Wilson
Man discovers fire... in Thetford

Wed 10 Dec 2025

Man discovers fire... in Thetford
Vanessa Drevenakova
Good vibrations could nudge our ageing brains back into a youthful groove

Fri 28 Nov 2025

Good vibrations could nudge our ageing brains back into a youthful groove
James Tapper
The ‘digital bridge’ that could help the paralysed walk again

Fri 28 Nov 2025

The ‘digital bridge’ that could help the paralysed walk again
John Naughton
Meta fought the law and the law didn’t win

Fri 21 Nov 2025

Meta fought the law and the law didn’t win
Patricia Clarke
‘I’m sorry Dave’: when AI agents go rogue

Thu 13 Nov 2025

‘I’m sorry Dave’: when AI agents go rogue
Rachel Sylvester
Broken education system is holding back the young, top scientists warn PM

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Broken education system is holding back the young, top scientists warn PM
James Tapper
James Watson, scientist who discovered the double helix

Sun 9 Nov 2025

James Watson, scientist who discovered the double helix
John Naughton
Would you pay an AI to read your book? Authors may soon not have any choice

Fri 7 Nov 2025

Would you pay an AI to read your book? Authors may soon not have any choice
Matthew Cobb
Francis Crick: The science genius with poetry in his DNA

Sat 1 Nov 2025

Francis Crick: The science genius with poetry in his DNA
Laura Spinney
Cracking the code of Papua New Guinea’s undocumented languages

Sat 25 Oct 2025

Cracking the code of Papua New Guinea’s undocumented languages
Fred Harter
A million-year-old skull from China has rewritten human evolution

Fri 17 Oct 2025

A million-year-old skull from China has rewritten human evolution
John Naughton
Is the AI bubble history repeating itself? Ask a chatbot

Fri 17 Oct 2025

Is the AI bubble history repeating itself? Ask a chatbot
Evie Breese
Brain-training firm struggles to remember who it has worked with

Wed 15 Oct 2025

Brain-training firm struggles to remember who it has worked with
John Naughton
The wheels have come off Musk’s monstertruck

Sat 11 Oct 2025

The wheels have come off Musk’s monstertruck
The machines that made Manchester

Wed 8 Oct 2025

The machines that made Manchester
Barney Macintyre
Ten UK data centres could cancel EV emissions gain

Sat 4 Oct 2025

Ten UK data centres could cancel EV emissions gain
Ara Darzi
Medical funding cuts could kill future breakthroughs

Thu 2 Oct 2025

Medical funding cuts could kill future breakthroughs
The Observer leader
The Observer view: Labour should rethink its manifesto

Sun 28 Sept 2025

The Observer view: Labour should rethink its manifesto
Patrick Kidd
Obituary: David Baltimore, the visionary virologist

Thu 11 Sept 2025

Obituary: David Baltimore, the visionary virologist
Patricia Clarke
Tech turmoil threatens investment drive in UK

Sun 7 Sept 2025

Tech turmoil threatens investment drive in UK
Patricia Clarke
The millionaire guinea pigs risking death to live for ever

Sun 7 Sept 2025

The millionaire guinea pigs risking death to live for ever
James Tapper
The twins helping scientists break new ground

Sat 6 Sept 2025

The twins helping scientists break new ground
Adele Zeynep Walton
Stop AI ‘companions’ destroying young lives

Sat 6 Sept 2025

Stop AI ‘companions’ destroying young lives
Robin McKie
Carbon dioxide: the stuff of life

Thu 4 Sept 2025

Carbon dioxide: the stuff of life
James Kynge
Robot games triumphs bring Chinese tech domination closer

Sun 24 Aug 2025

Robot games triumphs bring Chinese tech domination closer
Gary Bolles
‘AI will help our work but it’s not our colleague’

Mon 18 Aug 2025

‘AI will help our work but it’s not our colleague’
Fred Harter
New breakthroughs turn the tide against cancer

Mon 18 Aug 2025

New breakthroughs turn the tide against cancer
Kathryn Bromwich
Nick Foster: ‘Predictions are mostly nonsense’

Fri 15 Aug 2025

Nick Foster: ‘Predictions are mostly nonsense’
Matthew Bishop
Trump’s ire with Intel boss adds to woes for chip maker

Sat 9 Aug 2025

Trump’s ire with Intel boss adds to woes for chip maker
Barney Macintyre
From defence to hiking, OS is still mapping out the future of Britain

Sat 9 Aug 2025

From defence to hiking, OS is still mapping out the future of Britain
Patricia Clarke
Musk’s $30bn stock option proves tech CEO pay is ‘bonkers’

Sat 9 Aug 2025

Musk’s $30bn stock option proves tech CEO pay is ‘bonkers’
Barney Macintyre
KKR takes lead in Spectris bidding war

Sat 9 Aug 2025

KKR takes lead in Spectris bidding war
Kate Maltby
Cheat if you must. But don’t share it with the rest of us!

Sat 9 Aug 2025

Cheat if you must. But don’t share it with the rest of us!
Bex Sander
Age checks meant for children have sparked a free speech row

Mon 4 Aug 2025

Age checks meant for children have sparked a free speech row
Patricia Clarke
A new dotcom bubble? AI hype has yet to translate into profits

Sun 3 Aug 2025

A new dotcom bubble? AI hype has yet to translate into profits
Kenan Malik
AI thrives where education has been devalued

Sat 2 Aug 2025

AI thrives where education has been devalued
John Naughton
Paying geeks $200m but slashing jobs? This is an AI bubble

Fri 1 Aug 2025

Paying geeks $200m but slashing jobs? This is an AI bubble
Helen Thomson
The treaty that could end the plastic deluge

Thu 31 Jul 2025

The treaty that could end the plastic deluge
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
Biotech start-ups on quest for ‘holy grail’ anti-ageing drug

Sun 27 Jul 2025

Biotech start-ups on quest for ‘holy grail’ anti-ageing drug
Matthew Bishop
Staff pay the price for record Microsoft success

Sat 26 Jul 2025

Staff pay the price for record Microsoft success
Rachel Sylvester
How DNA discovery freed a mother jailed for killing her children

Tue 22 Jul 2025

How DNA discovery freed a mother jailed for killing her children
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
AI has a hidden cost for everyone

Mon 21 Jul 2025

AI has a hidden cost for everyone
Matthew Bishop
In her genes? The woman who is giving DNA analysis a reboot

Sun 20 Jul 2025

In her genes? The woman who is giving DNA analysis a reboot
Catherine Neilan
Budget cuts close UK body tackling antimicrobial resistance

Sun 20 Jul 2025

Budget cuts close UK body tackling antimicrobial resistance
Barney Macintyre
Big four cut jobs for graduates as AI adds to consulting crisis

Sat 19 Jul 2025

Big four cut jobs for graduates as AI adds to consulting crisis
David Robson
Why the way we communicate matters

Sat 19 Jul 2025

Why the way we communicate matters
John Naughton
A tool that can make sense of a screen full of tabs? Sign me up

Fri 18 Jul 2025

A tool that can make sense of a screen full of tabs? Sign me up
Jaron Lanier
You, me and ChatGPT

Wed 16 Jul 2025

You, me and ChatGPT
James Tapper
Breakthrough against chemo resistance in ovarian cancer

Sun 13 Jul 2025

Breakthrough against chemo resistance in ovarian cancer
Matthew Bishop
Stellar Nvidia leads tech gang of three

Sat 12 Jul 2025

Stellar Nvidia leads tech gang of three
Paul Nowak
How AI can benefit workers

Sun 15 Jun 2025

How AI can benefit workers
Simon Barnes
'Wait for the sun. Hope to survive': My week as an Orange-tip butterfly

Sun 27 Apr 2025

'Wait for the sun. Hope to survive': My week as an Orange-tip butterfly
Denise Lewis
Denise Lewis: our bid for the World Athletics Championships

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Denise Lewis: our bid for the World Athletics Championships
Dorian Lynskey
Theatre: How to Fight Lonliness

Sat 26 Apr 2025

Theatre: How to Fight Lonliness
An all-nighter at 'the most depraved and beautiful movie theatre in London'

Sat 26 Apr 2025

An all-nighter at 'the most depraved and beautiful movie theatre in London'
Alexi Mostrous
The other Tate brother

Fri 25 Apr 2025

The other Tate brother
Kitty Empire
Music: Central Cee moves up a gear

Fri 25 Apr 2025

Music: Central Cee moves up a gear
Rachel Cooke
Maurice Glasman: Labour’s trump card

Fri 25 Apr 2025

Maurice Glasman: Labour’s trump card
Nigel Slater
Nigel Slater’s recipes for the first shoots of spring

Fri 25 Apr 2025

Nigel Slater’s recipes for the first shoots of spring
Stephanie Merritt
Books: a memoir about memory loss at 40

Fri 25 Apr 2025

Books: a memoir about memory loss at 40

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