specials editor @newscientist
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Abby retweeted
Apr 30
The @newscientist YouTube account is about to tick over 500k subscribers. We've been publishing some really amazing videos lately including this smash hit on the ancient species we co-existed with. If you're not already subscribed, now is the time!
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Abby retweeted
Jan 20
Humans have been inadvertently using microbes to influence our health for thousands of years. But only recently has the microbiome rocketed to the forefront of healthcare. newscientist.com/article/250…
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Abby retweeted
Jan 20
Our genomes are filled with errors that were once impossible to correct. But in CRISPR, we finally found an extraordinarily powerful tool for treating genetic disease – and perhaps making better versions of ourselves. newscientist.com/article/251…
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Jan 20
Really excited to share a new story format now live on @newscientist for our 21 best ideas of the 21st century special - explore the full issue here newscientist.com/article/251…
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Abby retweeted
Jan 7
Do you hate fad diets, gruelling exercise regimes and unachievable New Year's resolutions? We've found some easy changes you can make to your lifestyle that will still make a big difference to your health. And you'll actually enjoy them.
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Abby retweeted
11 Dec 2025
In this week’s issue: The Christmas & New Year special.
Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions. newscientist.com/issue/3573/
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Abby retweeted
13 Oct 2025
#FutureOfSpace special episode alert! 🚨
The world, the universe and us recorded a bonus episode live at the @royalsociety.
@rowhoop and @abbybeall speak about space exploration and innovation with @AstroHelenUK, @KKing_5 and @idigiulio
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Abby retweeted
28 Aug 2025
An ancient skull has finally shown us what the Denisovans looked like. Now it turns out they, not Neanderthals, might be our closest relatives, redrawing our family tree and transforming the hunt for Ancestor X.
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Abby retweeted
24 Jul 2025
Employees who trialled a four-day work week for six months said they slept better and felt that their ability to work improved newscientist.com/article/248…
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24 Jul 2025
excited to share that I'll be starting in a new role when I come back to work at @newscientist next month, as Specials Editor.
I've had a lovely year with my tiny human but I am very excited to get back to commissioning and editing, with a focus on our special issue packages!
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Abby retweeted
16 Jun 2025
For most of this year, I’ve been working on one story - and I’m so excited for it to finally be out in the world.
Observer subscribers can listen now to the podcast version. Throughout this week, the rest of you will be able to listen and read the story too. Watch this space 🔍
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Abby retweeted
13 Sep 2024
What is it like to be a dog? And what can we learn from them? Mark Rowlands's take, in his book The Happiness of Dogs, is full of insights, finds @abbybeall. newscientist.com/article/mg2…
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2 Sep 2024
Why NASA is sending a probe to Europa – and what it’s looking for newscientist.com/article/mg2…
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2 Sep 2024
I won't be on here for a little while...after today I'm going on maternity leave til September 2025, wish me luck! 👋
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Abby retweeted
22 Aug 2024
In this week’s issue: Could Europa harbour life? We’re about to find out.
Grab a copy in shops now or download our digital editions.
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22 Aug 2024
NASA's Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's moon, Europa, is launching in a few weeks. here's everything you need to know about it before it goes, and why it's such an exciting mission @newscientist
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Abby retweeted
20 Aug 2024
This has fried my head. PURDUE PHARMA - the company that helped fuel the opioid crisis - has produced medication to reverse opioid overdoses newscientist.com/article/244… #Dopesick #oxycontin By @grace_wade_
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Abby retweeted
14 Aug 2024
We are as a culture not talking enough about the fact two astronauts are essentially stuck in space due to a faulty space capsule. If this were the 90s it would be rolling 24 news coverage and a Tom Hanks movie by now
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Abby retweeted
14 Aug 2024
A privilege to write this week's cover feature for @newscientist
From dying sawfish to shrinking plankton, how 18 months of extreme heat has pushed the world's oceans to crisis point
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Abby retweeted
13 Aug 2024
📢📢📢I've been working on a one-of-a-kind newsletter and it's about to launch! It's a weekly email packed full of story ideas, exciting new papers to dig into and interesting people to speak with - all of which will help you sell your first (or hundredth) news or feature 🧵
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