Alexander McNamara

Online Editor, BBC Science Focus

Alexander is the former Online Editor at BBC Science Focus.

Recent articles by Alexander McNamara

Mental health: Women and youth hardest hit by lockdown © Getty Images

Mental health: Women and youth hardest hit by lockdown

Roman ciRoman city revealed in 'astonishing level of detail' by GPR technology (Ground penetrating radar image of the newly discovered temple in the Roman city of Falerii Novi, Italy, by the University of Cambridge and Ghent University in Belgium © L Verdonck/PA)ty revealed in 'astonishing level of detail' by GPR technology ( Ground penetrating radar image of the newly discovered temple in the Roman city of Falerii Novi, Italy, by the University of Cambridge and Ghent University in Belgium © L Verdonck/PA)

Roman city revealed in ‘astonishing level of detail’ by radar technology

BAME women account for more than half of pregnant COVID-19 admissions © Getty Images

BAME women account for more than half of pregnant COVID-19 hospital admissions

BAME children 'more at risk' of rare COVID-19-related syndrome © Peter Byrne/PA

BAME children ‘more at risk’ of rare COVID-19-related syndrome

Hydroxychloroquine: coronavirus study called into question © Getty Images

Coronavirus Hydroxychloroquine study called into question

Pills © Getty Images

Coronavirus Ibuprofen trial for hospitalised patients begins

The Harlequin frog was widespread in Costa Rica and Panama until an introduced fungus from Asia decimated its populations, scientists say © Gerardo Ceballos/University of Mexico/PA

Extinction of land-based vertebrate species risks ‘catastrophic ecosystem collapse’

SpaceX: Crew Dragon successfully docks with ISS © NASA

SpaceX Crew Dragon successfully docks with ISS

Rapid Ice Age retreat of Antarctic ice gives stark climate change warning © Getty Images

Rapid Ice Age retreat of Antarctic ice gives stark climate change warning

Breast cancer © Getty Images

Early-stage breast cancers ‘more than doubles’ risk of invasive breast cancer death later in life

Cannibal dinosaurs found to have roamed late-Jurassic Earth © Brian Engh/University of Tennessee

Cannibal dinosaurs may once have roamed late-Jurassic Earth

Crew Demo-2 ahead of launch © SpaceX

How can I watch the rescheduled SpaceX launch?

UV light can be used to kill germs (Columbia University Centre for Radiological Research/PA)

Far-UVC light could be used against coronavirus without harming people

Brain disease © Getty Images

Huntington’s disease can be detected in the brain 24 years before symptoms show

SpaceX Crew Dragon: everything you need to know about the manned space launch © SpaceX

SpaceX Crew Dragon Everything you need to know about the Demo-2 space launch