Sara Rigby

Online assistant, BBC Science Focus

Sara is the online assistant at BBC Science Focus. She has an MPhys in mathematical physics and loves all things space, dinosaurs and dogs.

Recent articles by Sara Rigby

ESA approves space telescope to study exoplanet atmospheres © ESA/STFC RAL Space/UCL/UK Space Agency/ ATG Medialab

ESA announces plans for space telescope to study exoplanet atmospheres

Scientists develop nanoparticles for treating Alzheimer’s disease © Getty Images

Nanoparticles could deliver Alzheimer’s treatments to the brain

Crew-1 astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Michael Hopkins and Soichi Noguchi © NASA/SpaceX

NASA astronauts to take first SpaceX ‘taxi service’ to ISS

Two-thirds have long COVID symptoms 7 weeks after discharge © Getty Images

Two-thirds have long COVID symptoms 7 weeks after hospital discharge

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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is '90 per cent effective', study suggests © Getty Images

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is ‘90 per cent effective’, study suggests

An ‘electronic skin’ device on the wrist © Chuanqian Shi/University of Colorado Boulder

New ‘electronic skin’ is a recyclable, self-healing wearable device

Slime moulds: 18 fantastic photos of the puzzle-solvers without a brain © Andy Sands/NPL

Slime moulds 18 other-worldly photos of the puzzle-solvers without a brain

Plug-in hybrid cars: Are they really the eco-friendly choice? © Getty Images

Reality Check Are plug-in hybrid cars really the eco-friendly choice?

Astronomers develop new way to spot galaxies' dark matter © Getty Images

Astronomers develop new way to spot galaxies’ dark matter

5 workout apps for your socially-distanced exercise © Getty Images

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5 home workout apps for your socially-distanced exercise

Discovery of female hunter remains challenges ideas of ancient gender roles © Matthew Verdolivo/University of California

Discovery of female hunter remains challenges ideas of ancient gender roles

'Persistent' structural changes in lungs could explain long COVID © Getty Images

‘Persistent’ structural changes in lungs could explain long COVID

Breast cancer cells © Getty Images

Breast cancer Low-cost test could predict relapse risk

Smokers are more likely to quit if they live near green spaces © Getty Images

Smokers are more likely to quit if they live near green spaces