Science & technology
Third time lucky. Ish
Elon Musk’s Starship reaches orbit on its third attempt
Though it failed to return to Earth, it’s a step nearer to the stars
Free speech
A flexible patch could help people with voice disorders talk
It would convert vocal-cord movements into sound
Under construction
New York City is covered in illegal scaffolding
Machine learning algorithms could help bring it down
Water, water, everywhere
How to harvest moisture from the atmosphere
New technologies could provide water to Earth’s most arid climates
Puppy fat
Some Labradors have a predisposition to obesity
A gene mutation slows the dogs’ metabolism and makes them constantly hungry
Advanced materials
Graphene, a wondrous material, starts to prove useful
It could help launch satellites
Final countdown
A new technique to work out a corpse’s time of death
AI could make the work of pathologists more accurate
Dancing in the dark
Physicists are reimagining dark matter
There might be new particles, forces and perhaps even a Dark Big Bang
Model baby
Scientists can help fetuses by growing tiny replicas of their organs
They could be used to improve treatments in the womb
At the heart of the battery revolution
A variety of new batteries are coming to power EVs
All use different chemistries for cost or performance
A kiss and a cure
Scientists want to tackle multiple sclerosis by treating the kissing virus
Vaccines and antivirals are already undergoing trials