Satellites are polluting the stratosphere
In January more than 100 communications satellites burned up in Earth’s atmosphere, vaporising as they crashed towards the pl...
AI models are dreaming up the materials of the future
SCIENTISTS LOOKING to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air cleanly and cheaply have long been interested in metal-organic...
The great pretender:how Ahmed al-Sharaa won Syria
One summer morning in 2021 a debonair-looking man approached the crossing point into rebel-held Syria. As he left Turkey behi...
The best, and worst, places to be a working woman in 2025
To read more of The Economist’s data journalism visit our Graphic detail page. EACH YEAR, to mark International Women’s Day o...
The best places to be a working woman in 2025
To read more of The Economist’s data journalism visit our Graphic detail page. EACH YEAR, to mark International Women’s Day o...
Donald Trump’s Washington reaches a new partisan peak
“The next president of the United States will only be the president of a party,” Thomas Jefferson predicted as George Washing...
America's carmakers win a tariff reprieve, but still face a tricky dilemma
Editor’s note: On March 5th Donald Trump said he would exempt the big three American carmakers—Ford, General Motors and Stell...
How Trump’s tariffs could crush American carmakers
In the whirlwind of activity in his first few weeks in the White House, Donald Trump has sought to remake the world to his ad...
How Trump’s tariffs will crush American carmakers
In the whirlwind of activity in his first few weeks in the White House, Donald Trump has sought to remake the world to his ad...
Catch up:Trump’s speech to Congress; Germany’s eyes infrastructure overhaul
During the first joint address to Congress of his second term, Donald Trump said his administration was “just getting started...