Ben Spencer is a Science Editor at The Sunday Times. He covers a diverse range of topics including health and wellness, agriculture, and aerospace, with a particular focus on consumer health and space travel. Ben's work has been featured in various publications, including the New Zealand Herald and The Australian.
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By: Josh Glancy, Dominic Sandbrook, Max Hastings, Hadley Freeman, Craig Brown, Robbie Millen, Ben Spencer, Laura Hackett
Our team of literary experts picks the top factual British and Irish works since 2000, from Martin Amis and Claire Tomalin to David Baddiel and Richard Dawkins
Paramedics are being trained to perform the £100 blood test that ensures patients are taken directly to the right hospital at a time when every second counts
When times are tough, gardening enjoys a resurgence. Record numbers join the Royal Horticultural Society and are visiting its gardens in Wisley
Kathryn England says humanity is ‘inviting catastrophe’ by degrading wildlife and making the gap between people and nature ever wider
The children’s laureate says technology is disrupting the rhythms of happiness but humanity can master it
Frances Tophill, from the BBC’s Gardeners’ World, has built her Chelsea Flower Show design around the world’s rarest delphinium, Charles’s favourite flower
An independent report says that the drive to reduce carbon emissions is being used to justify controversial practices
Uganda has reported more cases of the virus, which has already killed 177, as scientists race to create a vaccine and halt its spread through Africa
It is an ingredient in everything from chocolate to shampoo that has been practically synonymous with deforestation — until now
As grid power systems become increasingly connected through digitalisation, ABB's Stuart Thompson reveals how companies can best protect their assets from cyber-attacks. Ben Spencer reports
