Ian Bott

Thursday, 1 June, 2023

Monday, 22 May, 2023

The crackdown on risky chemicals that could derail the chip industry

Evidence that the materials vital for semiconductor production are toxic for humans and the environment is mounting. But safe alternatives are many years away

Wednesday, 17 May, 2023

The Big Read

Quick blood tests to spot cancer: will they help or harm patients?

Investors are pouring billions into companies claiming they can analyse DNA to find the disease early. But some scientists question if they really work

Wednesday, 10 May, 2023

Aerospace & Defence

Ukraine war puts spotlight on tech-led defence companies

Conflict shakes up arms industry dominated by long-established contractors

Saturday, 29 April, 2023

Climate change

Tom and Jerry satellites chase climate change

Two satellites monitor changes in Earth’s water masses by keeping an eye on one another

Tuesday, 25 April, 2023

Mining

‘Playing with fire’: the countdown to mining the deep seas for critical minerals

UN-backed regulator at centre of wrangle over future of Pacific Ocean’s depths as July deadline looms

Tuesday, 28 February, 2023

Visual investigation

From ‘paradise’ to hell: how a luxury residence in Turkey became an earthquake death trap

A collapsed apartment complex symbolises rot in country’s construction system

Thursday, 16 February, 2023

ExplainerScience

Spy balloons, sky clutter and UFOs: what flies in the ‘forgotten space’?

Objects in the upper stratosphere are used for science, surveillance and communications

Monday, 13 February, 2023

FT GlobetrotterCharting London’s museums

Voyages of discovery at London’s National Maritime Museum

An FT graphic artist navigates the UK’s long seafaring history in Greenwich

Friday, 10 February, 2023

Space exploration

Europe’s boldest space mission to search for life in outer solar system

Juice spacecraft’s ambitious 12-year voyage will observe Jupiter and three of its moons

Tuesday, 31 January, 2023

Visual investigation

How arming Ukraine is stretching the US defence industry

Detailed supply chain mapping reveals a complex web of companies under significant strain

Tuesday, 13 December, 2022

ExplainerScience

How US scientists moved one step closer to dream of fusion power

Energy gain breakthrough raises hopes of eventual abundant zero-carbon source of fuel

Monday, 12 December, 2022

The Big Read

Can India build a military strong enough to deter China?

Violent clashes in Ladakh in 2020 acted as a wake-up call for New Delhi. But some say India is still not doing or spending enough as tensions rise

Friday, 2 December, 2022

Science

Mauna Loa eruption provides unique research opportunity for volcanologists

World’s largest active volcano erupts after nearly four decades

Thursday, 17 November, 2022

The Big Read

Australia’s defence dilemma: projecting force or provoking China?

The country is boosting military spending, strengthening alliances and demanding a seat at the ‘big table’ of global affairs

Thursday, 6 October, 2022

The Big Read

Why Big Tech shreds millions of storage devices it could reuse

Companies like Amazon and Microsoft routinely destroy used hard drives in the name of data security — but industry insiders say there is a better option

Sunday, 18 September, 2022

The Big Read

The race to reinvent the space station

Nasa is funding American companies to build commercial replacements for the trailblazing International Space Station

Sunday, 3 July, 2022

Covid-19 vaccines

Covid vaccines: how can immune imprinting help experts to rethink jabs?

More than two years into the pandemic, people have acquired different levels of immunity through infections and shots

Wednesday, 8 June, 2022

Space industry

How space debris threatens modern life

A failure to regulate low Earth orbit could have disastrous consequences

Wednesday, 18 May, 2022

Coronavirus

How can Covid-19 affect the human brain?

Scientists are trying to understand the cause of neurological effects and whether symptoms will be long-lasting

Wednesday, 27 April, 2022

FT CollectionsWar in Ukraine: economy and trade

How Russia’s war in Ukraine upended the breadbasket of Europe

Disruption to Ukraine’s agriculture industry poses a serious threat to global food security

Friday, 8 April, 2022

Cost of living crisis

Surging costs hard to swallow for makers of the humble BLT

Sandwich groups and UK retailers grapple with soaring prices of staple ingredients

Monday, 4 April, 2022

FT GlobetrotterCharting London’s museums

Time-travel adventures in the Museum of London

An FT graphic artist indulges his passion for history with a guide to an attraction that takes you through thousands of years of the UK capital’s past

Wednesday, 16 March, 2022

News in-depthWar in Ukraine

How is Ukraine using western weapons to exploit Russian weaknesses?

Moscow’s failure to make a lightning advance and capture major cities owes much to the use of compact equipment

Sunday, 13 March, 2022

ExplainerCoronavirus

How can genomic sequencing spot the next coronavirus variant?

Discovery of new strain that combines elements of Delta and Omicron shows importance of surveillance

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