The EconomistDNA What killed the woolly rhino? The Economist FROM THE moa in New Zealand to the dodo in Mauritius, the arrival of humans has often spelled extinction for tasty but previously isolated animals. …
The EconomistInsects Why locusts swarm The Economist IN SOME PARTS of the world, covid-19 is not the only plague that 2020 has brought. In parts of Asia and east Africa, swarms of locusts have stripped …
The EconomistRussia An arms race is brewing in orbit The Economist KOSMOS 2542, a Russian satellite that was launched in November, was “like Russian nesting dolls”, said General John Raymond, head of America’s newly …
The EconomistQubits Quantum mechanics is immune to the butterfly effect The Economist IN RAY BRADBURY’s science-fiction story “A Sound of Thunder”, a character time-travels far into the past and inadvertently crushes a butterfly …
The EconomistPollution An indoor barbecue to prevent pollution problems The Economist AS THEY REOPEN after lockdown, many restaurants are firing up their barbecues. Diners appreciate food grilled over glowing charcoal embers, but the …
