The struggle over the euro currency is re-introducing fragmentation to the European continent. New divisions won't emerge from religious or ethnic fault lines but from differen... read more

To tech enthusiasts, the world is a problem waiting to be solved through progress. But what if many of us are quite content to live imperfectly? read more

Graphene is so thin that it's barely visible. But it has the power to reshape the world: paper-thin touchscreens, a cure for blindness, and a solution to water scarcity might a... read more

The promises of fusion technology are well-known. And a breakthrough seems within reach at the French ITER reactor: It could help to solve global energy problems and propel Bol... read more

New technologies allow for an unprecedented look at the origins of homo sapiens. They tell us where we came from, and with whom we mingled. read more

“Never stop learning.” It’s one of the few mantras that remains unequivocally true. read more