Anjana Ahuja

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Wednesday, 21 February, 2024

Science
There is magic in the discovery of a new type of magnetism
Altermagnets could help make computing more energy efficient
Friday, 9 February, 2024

ReviewHistory books
Smoke and Ashes review — Amitav Ghosh on the opium trade
The Ibis trilogy author looks back at how Britain used the drug to pummel India, corrupt China and prop up its empire
Wednesday, 7 February, 2024

OpenAI
AI’s bioterrorism potential should not be ruled out
Risk evaluation of the technology cannot be left to the industry alone
Wednesday, 31 January, 2024

Genomics
The EU risks losing out on farming’s genomic reboot
Scientists in Africa and elsewhere are seizing the opportunity to transform agriculture
Tuesday, 23 January, 2024

Science
The case for a social sciences tsar is stronger than ever
An exclusionary focus on shiny new technology has left the UK’s research and innovation strategy lopsided
Wednesday, 17 January, 2024

Space exploration
A new galactic superstructure could undo science’s theory of the universe
The finding has provoked a mixed reaction among the cosmological cognoscenti
Wednesday, 10 January, 2024

Science
Could an AI ‘death calculator’ actually be a good thing?
A new Danish algorithm exploits the fact that both language and life are sequences
Tuesday, 26 December, 2023

Health
Worrying about your festive BMI? You may not need to
The measure is saddled with scientific and historical baggage — and may not be that useful anyway
Friday, 22 December, 2023

Television
My University Challenge debut was a heady festive cocktail
I pored over obituaries, memorised cultural trivia and even learnt the Latin for ‘turkey’ — but prep was not much help
Tuesday, 5 December, 2023

News in-depthNews in-depth3 min
Crispr gene editing technology could transform medicine | FT Tech
Questions such as the long-term effects on patients, how much it will cost, and who will have access to it, need answering
Wednesday, 29 November, 2023

Coronavirus
How (not) to do science in a crisis
It is a way of thinking that is open to the curious, not a boxful of unchanging truths only for the initiated
Wednesday, 22 November, 2023

Science
There is an epidemic of scientific fraud
Rooting out manipulation should not depend on dedicated amateurs who take personal legal risks for the greater good
Wednesday, 15 November, 2023

FT SeriesBest books of the year 2023
Best books of 2023 — Health & wellness
Anjana Ahuja selects her must-read titles
Tuesday, 14 November, 2023

Earthquakes
Volcanic drama reminds us that nature remains in charge
A river of molten lava is on the move in an Icelandic town
Wednesday, 8 November, 2023

Science
Science needs diversity more than ever
The government should beware stifling the questioning of orthodoxy
Wednesday, 1 November, 2023

Science
How older women defy evolutionary logic
A new study of chimpanzees has failed to explain why humans and some animals survive post-menopause
Wednesday, 18 October, 2023

Science
Even the periodic table must bow to the reality of war
Sanctions on Russia are changing the hunt for superheavy elements
Wednesday, 4 October, 2023

Satellites
It’s up to governments to declutter space
The Earth is encircled with decades-old litter. Who will take control?
Tuesday, 26 September, 2023

Disease control and prevention
‘Inverse vaccines’ could turn autoimmune treatment upside down
The latest findings build on experiments from over a century ago
Wednesday, 13 September, 2023

Covid-19 vaccines
The rush to outpace Covid variants
At least three descendants of Omicron have scientists on alert and vaccination programmes speeding up
Wednesday, 6 September, 2023

Science
New revelations about humans’ near extinction spark scepticism
The further back in time we go, the more slippery scientific deductions about the origins of Homo sapiens become
Wednesday, 30 August, 2023

Science
New neutrino research may help answer the question of our existence
It is possible that the subatomic particles are the reason the Big Bang did not result in nothing
Wednesday, 23 August, 2023

Antibiotic resistance
New bacterial ‘dark matter’ offers hope for a drug-resistant world
As the antibiotic pipeline empties, a fresh approach to studying bacteria has emerged
Thursday, 3 August, 2023

Science
New superconductor frenzy seems too super to be true
Scepticism has built around initial reports that LK-99 might prove to be a transformative discovery
Wednesday, 2 August, 2023

Artificial intelligence
Should an AI bot making $1mn really be the next Turing test?
‘Artificial capable intelligence’ that finds its own route to wealth could have considerable consequences