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Swashbuckling oil-services firms are preparing for a boom
Post-war reconstruction and efforts to diversify production will present big opportunities
Could China help make Africa a factory for the world?
A spurt of Chinese investment suggests the chances are improving
A glimpse into cyber-security’s AI-driven future
A hacking conference reveals how machines will defend us
Why runners are getting faster
Our podcast on science and technology. After a record-breaking London Marathon, we examine how runners are getting faster, and how you can too
Genome editing can be risky. Meet the epigenome editors
The technology could tackle diseases such as atherosclerosis and hepatitis B
A radical idea for governing California
Democrats could try picking a young candidate who has a solid record of running a big city
In “The Devil Wears Prada 2”, fashion magazines are off-trend
The sequel to the hit film is about the changing world of journalism
A political merger kicks off Israel’s election season
Binyamin Netanyahu still has one big advantage over his opponents
South Africa deports Mugabe’s son for unrelated offences after employee shot at family home
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe also fined after pleading guilty to immigration and firearms-related offencesTwo months after an employee was shot in the back at the Mugabe family home in a wealthy...
Middle East Dispatch: Beyond the wars
Josie Delap, our Middle East editor, reflects on the other facets of locations synonymous with strife
Stop big tech from making users behave in ways they don’t want to
That means targeting mechanisms engineered to rewire the brain’s reward system, writes Marie Potel-Saville
More private health records of UK Biobank volunteers appear on Chinese website
Patrick Vallance says government working with Chinese officials to remove postings from Alibaba after Biobank data breach last weekThere have been further listings of confidential health records of UK volunteers...