Coastal cities bet on floating neighbourhoods
From the North Sea to the Pacific, planners are building homes, parks and schools that rise with the tide. We...
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Chip makers rally as new factory orders surge
Semiconductor shares climbed for a fifth straight day after three manufacturers reported record orders for chips used in data centres...
Inside the all-night talks that saved the methane deal
Negotiators were hours from walking out when a compromise on monitoring brought 140 countries back to the table. Our correspondent...
Your next phone battery could be made of sodium
Cheaper and safer than lithium, sodium-ion cells are moving from scooters to smartphones. We tested the first handset to use...
A city museum returns 40 artefacts and opens a new wing
The agreement, two decades in the making, sends bronzes and textiles home and brings a rotating exhibition of contemporary artists...
Northline rail strike called off after overnight deal
Commuters were spared a week of cancellations after drivers and operators agreed a two-year pay deal and new rules on...
Inside the four-day week trial: output up, burnout down
Sixty companies cut a day from the working week for a year. Most are not going back, and the data...
Weather models now beat forecasters ten days out
Machine-learning forecasts are outperforming traditional models on storms and heatwaves, and national weather services are starting to rely on them....
Women's cup final moves to a sold-out national stadium
All 68,000 tickets went in four hours, forcing organisers to switch venues and setting a record for a domestic women's...
Harbour city elects its youngest mayor in a century
A 29-year-old former transit planner won on a promise of free buses and faster housing permits, with record turnout among...
Why grocery prices are finally falling
Cheaper energy, better harvests and a price war between discounters have pushed the cost of a weekly shop down for...
The quiet race to build quantum-safe encryption
Banks and hospitals are replacing the codes that protect your data, years before a quantum computer can break them. Here...