Sara Rigby

Online staff writer, BBC Science Focus

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

Recent articles by Sara Rigby

NASA Dart Heads Towards asteroid Planetary defence

DART: Everything you need to know about NASA’s planetary defence mission

A section of spinal cord treated with the therapy. Axons (red) regrew within the spinal cord © Samuel I. Stupp Laboratory/Northwestern University

Paralysed mice walk again after a single injection

Molnupiravir: What is the COVID-19 pill and how does it work? © Getty Images

Molnupiravir: What is the COVID-19 pill and how does it work?

Instant Genius

Instant Genius Podcast Health hacks, with Dr Michael Mosley

Top 10: The world's largest birds © Getty Images

Top 10: The world’s largest birds

Swytch bike review: Is this eBike Conversion kit worth the money? © Swytch

Swytch bike review: Is this ebike conversion kit worth the money?

Brian Cox:

Prof Brian Cox: “I want to launch Boris Johnson into space”

Mars Sample Return: The mission that will bring home a piece of another planet © ESA

Mars Sample Return: The mission that will bring home a piece of another planet

A reconstruction of a hook, line and sinker © Emanuela Cristiani

Early humans in Israel used modern fishing tools 12,000 years ago

Stone Age humans hatched and raised cassowary chicks in New Guinea © Getty Images

Stone Age humans hatched and raised cassowary chicks in New Guinea

Instant Genius

Instant Genius Podcast Poisons, with Dr Raychelle Burks

Dinosaurs wagged their tails while running, simulations reveal © Peter Bishop

Dinosaurs wagged their tails while running, simulations reveal

How to see the full Harvest Moon 2021 in the UK © Getty Images

How to see the full Harvest Moon 2021 in the UK tonight

Your gut microbiome could be stopping you from losing weight © Getty Images

Your gut microbiome could be stopping you from losing weight

Instant Genius

Instant Genius Podcast CRISPR, with Prof Fyodor Urnov