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Expert directory

Catherine de Lange
Catherine de Lange is New Scientist’s editor.

Timothy Revell
Timothy Revell is New Scientist’s executive editor.

Penny Sarchet
Penny Sarchet is New Scientist‘s managing editor.

Jacob Aron
Jacob Aron is New Scientist’s news editor.

Chelsea Whyte
Chelsea Whyte is New Scientist’s US editor. She is based in New York.

Rowan Hooper
Rowan Hooper is a podcast editor and host of the New Scientist Weekly podcast.

Climate and environment

Alison George
Alison George is a features editor who focuses on life sciences, health, the environment and archaeology.

Madeleine Cuff
Madeleine Cuff is an environment reporter, covering the science of climate change, its impacts and solutions to the crisis. Her beat also ranges across wildlife, conservation and the natural world.

James Dinneen
James Dinneen is an environment reporter based in New York. He covers climate change, biodiversity, conservation and energy.

Sam Wong
Sam Wong is an assistant news editor responsible for commissioning environment, biology and archaeology stories.

Culture

Alison Flood
Alison Flood is New Scientist’s comment and culture editor and runs the New Scientist Book Club.

Liz Else
Liz Else is a senior culture editor, covering science books and the arts.

Health and biology

Linda Rodriguez-McRobbie
Linda Rodriguez-McRobbie is a features editor focusing on biology, medicine, health and psychology.

Kate Douglas
Kate Douglas is a features editor who focuses on biology, evolution, ecology, psychology and archaeology.

Corryn Wetzel
Corryn Wetzel is an assistant news editor and wildlife reporter based in New York.

Alexandra Thompson
Alexandra Thompson is an assistant news editor focused on health.

Graham Lawton
Graham Lawton is a staff writer who focuses on features about life sciences, health, biodiversity and the environment.

Grace Wade
Grace Wade is a health reporter focused on public health, nutrition and biotechnology. She is based in New York.

Carissa Wong
Carissa Wong is a health reporter who covers a range of medical topics, from infectious diseases to cancer and mental health.

Alice Klein
Alice Klein is a reporter based in Sydney, Australia who mainly writes about health, biology and the environment. She is currently on leave.

Space and physics

Daniel Cossins
Daniel Cossins is the head of features. He mainly focuses on the physical sciences, particularly cosmology, particle physics and condensed matter.

Leah Crane
Leah Crane is a features editor and space and physics reporter, covering topics ranging from private space flight and cosmology to quantum mechanics. She is based in Chicago.

Abigail Beall
Abigail Beall is a features editor with a focus in physics, astronomy and cosmology. She also writes the monthly column Stargazing at Home. She is currently on leave.

Joshua Howgego
Joshua Howgego is the deputy head of features and primarily covers physical sciences, space and cosmology.

Karmela Padavic-Callaghan
Karmela Padavic-Callaghan is a science reporter focused on physics, materials science and quantum technology. They are based in New York.

Alex Wilkins
Alex Wilkins is a news reporter focused on physics and technology, with particular interests in artificial intelligence, quantum computing and astronomy.

Technology

Sophie Bushwick
Sophie Bushwick is a senior news editor who focuses on technology, physics and space. She is based in New York.

Jeremy Hsu
Jeremy Hsu is a technology reporter, covering artificial intelligence, robotics, drones and computing. He is based in New York.

Matthew Sparkes
Matthew Sparkes is a science and technology reporter whose beat covers robotics, quantum computing, AI and mathematics.