In 2024 we found new ways to cover a range of topics, from war to the future of energy—and, of course, elections.

Potatoes have been a staple of humans’ diets for millennia, but it took time for the crisp to take its slender shape. The tuberous vegetable was fried in lard in Regency England—and sliced and dunked ...

The robust-looking outer covering is in fact a millimetre-thin “skin” of aluminium alloy covering a metal frame, insulated ...

At the bottom of the chart are the fundamental particles—quarks, bosons (eg Higgs, w +, w -, z ), protons, neutrons, ...

The Democratic apostate and apologist for Vladimir Putin may soon run America’s spy agencies ...

The Economist picks a country of the year. The winner is not the richest, happiest or most virtuous place, but the one that has improved the most in the previous 12 months. The debate among our ...

The inability of Russia, which has Europe’s biggest air force with roughly 600 warplanes, to operate freely over Ukraine has ...

Toyosu, where Mr Yamazaki has worked since it opened, is the biggest fish market in the world. It employs around 42,000 ...

Hock Tan of Broadcom, which joined the trillion-dollar club on December 13th, does not fit neatly into either category. The ...

The raging, reptilian creature, somewhere between lizard and dinosaur, was given a lumbering gait, a long tail and powerful ...

In a surprise announcement on December 11th Ethiopia and Somalia appeared to make up. After negotiations in Ankara, brokered ...

Hunting for Arctic minerals is rough, risky work. Any slip with heavy machinery, and medical help may be a three-hour flight ...