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Why AI might be a game-changer for Africa
To an outside observer, Olubayo Adekanmbi’s career in telecommunications epitomized success. At Airtel and MTN Group, two of the largest
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The Entry-Ant whirred and beckoned the impatient queue forward. Jeri frosted her eye-clips to black for the scan-scorch procedure. “Jeri
Why aren’t there talks with the Taliban about getting women and girls back into education?
From left to right: Raihana Sattari, Marwa Shinwari and Heela Barakzai, robotics researchers from Afghanistan, who had to move to
The UK’s $1-billion bet to create technologies that change the world
After a decade building quantum-computing hardware, Jacques Carolan decided he needed a change. “I wanted to work on technologies that
Science-policy advisers shape programmes that solve real-world problems
Javier Garcia-Martinez, who advises global leaders on public policies backed by scientific evidence, says more scientists should work to build
A broader view of the diversity of human gene expression
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This ‘scuba diving’ lizard has a self-made air supply
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Common diabetes drug slows monkey brain-ageing
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Unearthing ‘hidden’ science would help to tackle the world’s biggest problems
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