Anjana Ahuja

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Wednesday, 15 May, 2024

Science
Northern delights: more luminous treats may lie in store
The question of how we classify and weather such geomagnetic storms needs revisiting
Wednesday, 8 May, 2024

Science
The next critical mineral source could be volcanic soup
Geologists are exploring whether magmatic brine can be tapped for dissolved treasure such as lithium, copper and cobalt
Wednesday, 1 May, 2024

Medical science
How worried should we be about the return of bird flu?
Now is not a time for paranoia but there is a case for extreme vigilance
Friday, 26 April, 2024

Space exploration
Rejoice! Voyager 1 is back from the dead
The craft embodies a golden age of space exploration
Wednesday, 24 April, 2024

Climate change
Beware the pragmatism of the nonchalant ‘hot earthers’
Defending the environmental status quo in the name of ‘pragmatism’ is indefensible
Wednesday, 17 April, 2024

Artificial intelligence
Can AI really change our material world?
Compounds produced by the technology challenge our idea of novelty
Wednesday, 3 April, 2024

Science
The explosive evolutionary tactics of snakes
A new study shows the twisting backstory of an animal touted as a new superfood
Wednesday, 27 March, 2024

Science
Trump’s curious effect on trust in science
His presidential term jolted many people out of the zone of indifference
Thursday, 14 March, 2024

ReviewScience books
The enduring mystery of how humans learned to speak
In ‘The Language Puzzle’, archaeologist Steven Mithen explores how linguistic and evolutionary development go hand in hand, from our grunt-filled past to our garrulous present
Tuesday, 12 March, 2024

Disease control and prevention
The UK could be a vaccine superpower, but it needs a booster
We risk forgetting the lessons of the Covid pandemic
Wednesday, 6 March, 2024

Chemicals
The battle against forever chemicals should not become a forever war
The coveted qualities which make these substances resistant to water and oil has also rendered them virtually indestructible
Wednesday, 28 February, 2024

Science
UK scientists don’t need a corporate saviour as their boss
Replacing a top researcher with a private sector manager would send entirely the wrong signal
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