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Just a couple of years ago, it seemed that space mining was inevitable. Analysts, tech visionaries and even renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson predicted that space mining was going to be big ...

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Humanity consumes a half-trillion cups of coffee every year, yet coffee production is one of the most antiquated industries within agriculture. Now the livelihoods of 125 million people working in cof...

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At the turn of the century, cricket was struggling to attract audiences and its commercial future was in doubt. Now it boasts the second-most valuable sporting franchise globally, behind only the NFL....

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Africa’s tech startups raised a record $5 billion in 2021 as investors piled into firms trying to fix the continent's thorniest problems. But money isn't flowing evenly.

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A leak of 3.5 million documents revealed how a Chinese-run company moved millions of dollars to former Congo President Joseph Kabila’s family and allies.

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The sudden cancellation of Ant Group’s IPO shocked investors, but Beijing's slapdown of Jack Ma was years in the making. And Alibaba and Ant aren't the only tech firms under scrutiny by Chinese regula...

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Now that the James Webb Space Telescope has released its first images, it’s time for the science programs to begin. We meet 5 scientists who will be using the telescope during its first cycle of op...

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Beijing has poured billions of dollars into biotechnology as the sector undergoes a momentous expansion. AI, gene editing and synthetic biology may be the cornerstones of the next great industrial rev...

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