
Richard Webb
Former executive editor
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Richard Webb was previously New Scientist’s executive editor.
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Dark energy

People in Science
Werner Heisenberg

Definition
General relativity

Physics
Dark matter can't be seen, so this gallery is making it sing
Culture

People in Science
Chien-Shiung Wu

Space
By Jupiter! How the solar system’s giant made Earth ripe for life
Features

Comment
We need to rediscover the wonder of space exploration to save Earth
News

Definition
Quantum physics

Physics
Must we topple Einstein to let physics leap forward again?
Culture

Physics
Schrödinger’s kittens: New thought experiment breaks quantum theory
Features

Earth
Brexit, 10,000 BC: The untold story of how Britain first left Europe
Features