Sara Rigby

Recent articles by Sara Rigby

New Horizons returns sharp images of Ultima Thule © NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute

Ultima Thule Minor planet given official name 'Arrokoth'

Star discovered travelling over 1,700 kilometres every second © Swinburne Astronomy Productions/PA

Star discovered whizzing out of the Galaxy at over 1,700 kilometres every second

World's smallest hoofed mammal spotted alive after 3 decades © SIE/GWC/Leibniz-IZW /NCNP/PA

World’s smallest hoofed mammal spotted alive after 3 decades

Whales and dolphins: Why are more of them beaching around the UK? © CSIP Organisation

Reality Check Why are more whales and dolphins beaching around the UK?

One third of British people think we will have to leave Earth eventually © Ben Birchall/PA

One third of British people think we will have to leave Earth eventually

Space travel affects heart cells, but only temporarily © NASA/PA

Space travel affects heart cells, but only temporarily

Climate change declared 'emergency' by 11,000 scientists © Rui Vieira/PA

Climate change declared ’emergency’ by 11,000 scientists

Any amount of running reduces risk of early death © Andrew Matthews/PA

Any amount of running reduces risk of early death

Crabs can remember the route through a complex maze © Swansea University/PA

Crabs can remember the route through a complex maze

Children can understand counting “years earlier than previously believed” © Getty Images

Children can understand counting “years earlier than previously believed”

More E.coli infections caused by bad toilet hygiene than undercooked meat © Matt Alexander/PA

More E.coli infections caused by bad toilet hygiene than undercooked meat

Hygiene: Is there such thing as 'too clean'? © Getty Images

Reality Check Is there such thing as ‘too clean’?

Air pollution triggers hundreds of heart attacks, strokes and asthma attacks © Getty Images

Spikes in air pollution cause 124 extra heart attacks per day

NASA's InSight digging into Mars after 7-month setback © NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP

NASA’s InSight digging into Mars after 7-month setback

Gaming addiction a symptom of mental health problems, not a cause © Joe Giddens/PA

Gaming addiction a symptom of mental health problems, not a cause