Alexander McNamara

Online Editor, BBC Science Focus

Alexander is the former Online Editor at BBC Science Focus.

Recent articles by Alexander McNamara

21 incredible cloud nebula pictures © NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team

21 incredible cloud nebula pictures

On the lookout: three top home security cameras tested

Future Technology

On the lookout: three top home security cameras tested

Cannibal animals: 10 gruesome examples of animals eating each other © Getty Images

Cannibal animals: 10 gruesome examples of animals eating each other

Jelly Pro smartphone: fits in your coin pocket, probably not your life © Alexander McNamara

Future Technology

Jelly Pro smartphone: fits in your coin pocket, probably not your life

Sonos Playbase: could this be the best sound base ever?

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Sonos Playbase: could this be the best sound base ever?

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There’s always a bigger fish: Animals named after Star Wars creatures and characters

Don't fall for non-grippy winter boots © Getty Images

Don’t fall for non-grippy winter boots

How to survive inside one of Earth’s deadliest volcanoes © Aldo Kane/BBC

How to survive inside one of Earth’s deadliest volcanoes

Is the effort to get more women in STEM worth it? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Is the effort to get more women in STEM worth it?

iPhone X: a phone of the future or more of the same?

Future Technology

iPhone X: a phone of the future or more of the same?

Famous space firsts that you might have missed © Getty Images

13 famous space firsts that you might have missed

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Gorilla Glass 5 protects your phone from ‘80 per cent of drops’

Volcano blamed for first mass extinction © Getty Images

Volcano blamed for first mass extinction

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Everyday science

Our favourite science Google Doodles

Perhaps it's not the green skin but the wart on her chin that makes this witch so wicked © MGM/REX/Shutterstock

Being a movie villain is bad for your skin