Daily chartImagining a French electoral collegeIf France were to use America’s electoral system, Marine Le Pen might be on course for victoryApr 26th 2017
Peopling of the New WorldThe first humans in America may not have been Homo sapiensThe dating of a Californian fossil site suggests the existence of a pre-prehistoric manApr 26th 2017
Condoms v conservativesThe problems of family planning in NigeriaFaith and tradition favour high fertility. Education pulls the other wayApr 26th 2017
Arrivederci Alitalia?Alitalia is bankrupt again. This time perhaps it’s terminalIt is time to put the airline out of its miseryApr 26th 2017
High in the skySmall flying “cars” come a bit closer to realityA German firm completes a test, and Uber promises a prototype by 2020Apr 26th 2017
Historical drama“The Promise”: an unflinching depiction of the Armenian genocideDue to geopolitical concerns, Hollywood had hitherto left the subject untouchedApr 26th 2017
The Economist explainsWhat makes telecoms networks inefficient?They will have to change at some point, and probably before 5G arrivesApr 26th 2017
Daily chartOur British election trackerFollow the parties’ progress with our poll of pollsApr 25th 2017
Verify, then trustWhy America has a trust problemGlobalisation and technology do not explain Americans’ mistrust of governmentApr 25th 2017
Moth-eatenPlastic-eating caterpillars could save the planetAn escape from a shopping bag triggers an ideaApr 25th 2017
Electronic musical instrumentsThe ethereal power of the ondes MartenotWhy composers and musicians still turn to this remarkably complex instrumentApr 25th 2017
Don’t mess with taxesReducing rates for “pass-through” businesses will be tough to justifyA trial balloon suggests that White House economists are not serious about either growth or deficitsApr 25th 2017