Alexander McNamara

Editor-in-Chief, Live Science

Alexander McNamara is the Editor-in-Chief at Live Science, and has more than 15 years’ experience in publishing at digital titles. More than half of this time has been dedicated to bringing the wonders of science and technology to a wider audience through editor roles at New Scientist and BBC Science Focus, developing new podcasts, newsletters and ground-breaking features along the way. Prior to this, he covered a diverse spectrum of content, ranging from women’s lifestyle, travel, sport and politics, at Hearst and Microsoft. He holds a degree in economics from the University of Sheffield, and before embarking in a career in journalism had a brief stint as an English teacher in the Czech Republic. In his spare time, you can find him with his head buried in the latest science books or tinkering with cool gadgets.

Articles by: Alexander McNamara

Science news this week includes a 'missing' blob of water in the Atlantic and 100,000 centuries-old coins in Japan.

Science news this week: The Atlantic's missing blob and 100,000 ancient coins

By Alexander McNamara published

Nov. 26, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Lecia binoculars and a celestron telescope

Best Cyber Monday telescope and binoculars deals 2023

By Alexander McNamara, Andy Hartup last updated

Black Friday Here are our picks for the best telescope and binoculars deals you'll find for Cyber Monday.

A huge crack in the road resulting from an imminent volcanic eruption in Grindavik, Iceland.

Iceland volcano LIVE: Risk of eruption appears to be decreasing

By Hannah Osborne, Sascha Pare, Harry Baker last updated

LIVE Latest updates on the imminent volcanic eruption in Iceland, which threatens local towns and the famous Blue Lagoon spa resort following a series of earthquakes and the appearance of sinkholes.

Science news this week includes a virus that attached itself to another virus and the first images from ESA's dark universe detective Euclid.

Science news this week: A virus' virus and Euclid's magnificent first photo

By Alexander McNamara published

Nov, 12, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Striped cat yawns with wide open mouth on bright pink background; The sun showing sunspots, solar flares and coronal mass ejections.

Science news this week: The many faces of cats and an impending solar maximum

By Alexander McNamara published

Nov. 5, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Science news this week includes a perilous expedition to an uninhabited island in the South Atlantic to find the world's 8th lava lake, and a chunk of the moon appears to be orbiting near Earth.

Science news this week: Lava lakes and moon chunks

By Alexander McNamara published

Oct. 29, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Bright neuron; dark body of water against black rock cliffs.

Science news this week: False memories and swallowed seas

By Alexander McNamara published

Oct. 15, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Deep sea water abyss with blue sun light.

'Earth's civilizations are shaped by what the ocean engine does,' says oceanographer Helen Czerski

By Alexander McNamara published

In this interview, British oceanographer Helen Czerski explains the systems driving our ocean, compares it to a fancy cocktail, and explains what the next great ocean frontier is.

Norse gods, Nobel Prize

Science news this week: Norse treasures and Nobel Prizes

By Alexander McNamara published

Oct. 8, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Science news this week includes discoveries from the James Webb telescope and the development of an ‘inverse vaccine’.

Science news this week: James Webb telescope discoveries and an inverse vaccine

By Alexander McNamara published

Oct. 1, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Nuclear pasta; Pink diamonds

Science news this week: Pink diamonds and nuclear 'pasta'

By Alexander McNamara published

Sept. 24, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

composite image showing a huge alligator with its mouth being held open and an asteroid

Science news this week: A giant gator and a wobbly asteroid

By Alexander McNamara published

Sept. 17, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Science news this week includes black holes that "burp" star matter and radioactive wild boars.

Science news this week: Burping black holes and radioactive wild boars

By Alexander McNamara published

Sept. 8, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

The "Great Kentucky Hoard" and a map of the moon's far side taken by NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission

Science news this week: Civil War haul and the moon’s hot blob

By Alexander McNamara published

July 16, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

We see an enormous yellow bubble that is an atomic bomb exploding against a black sky.

'The night turned into day': How Manhattan Project scientists reacted to the world's first atomic bomb test

By Alexander McNamara published

In this except from the biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, we hear from the people at the historic first test of the atomic bomb in New Mexico.

Gravitational waves and a Roman phalera, or military medal, featuring Medusa with two wings atop her head

Science news this week: Gravitational waves and a winged Medusa medal

By Alexander McNamara published

July 01, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

The tallest tree in Asia has been found in a canyon in China / An artist's illustration of the human mind containing a large spiral

Science news this week: Asia’s tallest tree and mysterious brain spirals

By Alexander McNamara published

June 24, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

A sculptor's rendering of the hominid Australopithecus afarensis / An image of a rock painting discovered in a cave in northern Australia

Science news this week: Lucy’s legs and ancient rock art

By Alexander McNamara published

June 17, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Radio observations of the Milky Way's center / Cassius, a nearly 18-foot-long saltwater crocodile living in captivity, is roughly 120 years old

Science news this week: Crocodile mysteries and spindles in space

By Alexander McNamara published

June 10, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

a beluga whale with a strap around its neck surfacing from the water, and an asteroid with the sun and earth in the background

Science news this week: A quasi-moon and a lonely spy whale

By Alexander McNamara published

June 3, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news over the past few days, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Composite of a blood-belly comb jelly and New York City

Science news this week: Sinking cities and tree of life mysteries

By Alexander McNamara published

May 27, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news over the past few days, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Composite of a simulation of an enormous solar flare and coronal mass ejection (CME) blasting out of the sun and an artist's interpretation of what Tyrannosaurus rex may have looked like.

Science news this week: The spark of life in space and 1.7 billion T. rexes

By Alexander McNamara published

Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news over the past few days, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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Technology

By Alexander McNamara published

From incredible new inventions to the technology of the future, get the latest tech news and features from Live Science.

Missing Image for

Health

By Alexander McNamara published

Discover how the body works — and what happens when things change — with the latest health news, articles and features from the experts at Live Science

Missing Image for

Space

By Alexander McNamara published

From black holes to solar flares, discover the wonders of the astronomy with the latest space news, articles and features from the experts at Live Science

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