Leah Crane is a features editor at New Scientist. She covers a diverse range of topics including private space flight, cosmology, and quantum mechanics, with a strong focus on aviation and aerospace, as well as natural sciences. Leah's work has been featured in Knowledia, WISH-TV News, New Scientist, and Space Today.
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Leah's coverage is heavily focused on scientific themes, particularly space exploration and planetary science. Her articles often include data citations, investment analysis, and expert commentary, suggesting a preference for pitches that offer in-depth scientific insights supported by credible sources or data.
Given the technical nature of her coverage, Leah would likely be most responsive to experts who can provide detailed explanations of complex astronomical phenomena or discuss the practical implications of space missions and discoveries.
As she does not have a specific geographic focus but instead covers international space-related developments, pitches should emphasize global relevance rather than local angles.
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Beautifully written, this guide to distinguishing between truth, misinformation and lies, first published in 1995, remains an essential read for anyone who considers themselves a critical thinker, says Leah Crane
Something is absorbing light on the surfaces of Pluto and Saturn’s moon Titan, and figuring out what it is could be crucial to understanding Titan’s complex chemistry
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile is beginning its extraordinary survey of the southern sky, which will use the largest camera ever built to map the solar system, the galaxy and beyond
The question of how gravity interacts with the quantum world has long perplexed physicists, but a non-quantum theory of space-time could present an answer
NASA’s Swift space telescope is reaching the end of its two-decade run in orbit – unless a satellite launched on 3 July can give it a lifesaving boost
Explaining the passage of time has been a gnarly problem in physics basically forever, but physicist and computer scientist Stephen Wolfram has a radical proposal for where it comes from. He discussed his ideas on time – and what they mean for free will – with reporter Leah Crane
During the August 2026 solar eclipse, scientists will be rushing to gather data on the sun, but even if you aren't a professional scientist, you can still help the research
