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European pensions are a $30trn missed opportunity
If only more countries went Dutch
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US submarine sinks Iranian warship as conflict spreads beyond Middle East
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A once-proud tradition is becoming awkward for elite universities
The slow demise of the swim test
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Their success illustrates the benefits of breaking up—and more
The Iran war has been a stunning aerial success
Even if, at the political level, its direction is a mess
A basket of new fruit varieties is coming your way
Thank gene editing
China needs a more ambitious growth target
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Why better chips will need more extreme physics
Our podcast on science and technology. This week, how engineers are pushing the extremes of physics to build the next generation of computer chips