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    Anjana Ahuja

    Science Commentator

    Anjana Ahuja is a contributing writer on science, offering weekly opinion on significant developments in global science, health and technology. She was previously a feature writer and columnist at The Times in London.

    She is the co-author, with Professor Mark Van Vugt, of Selected: Why Some People Lead, Why Others Follow, and Why It Matters (2010), on the evolution of human leadership. With Sir Jeremy Farrar, she also co-authored the bestselling Spike: The Virus Vs The People (2021/updated paperback 2022), on the inside story of the Covid-19 pandemic. Spike was shortlisted for the 2022 Orwell Prize for Political Writing and is shortlisted for the 2022 Royal Society Science Book Prize.

    Anjana has a PhD in space physics from Imperial College London, and studied journalism at City University, London.

    Email Anjana Ahuja @anjahuja  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)

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    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      Science
      There is an epidemic of scientific fraud

      Rooting out manipulation should not depend on dedicated amateurs who take personal legal risks for the greater good

    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
      FT SeriesBest books of the year 2023
      Best books of 2023 — Health & wellness

      Anjana Ahuja selects her must-read titles

      Montage of book covers
    • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
      Earthquakes
      Volcanic drama reminds us that nature remains in charge

      A river of molten lava is on the move in an Icelandic town

      Andy Carter illustration of an erupting volcano breaking through ice sheets
    • Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
      Science
      Science needs diversity more than ever

      The government should beware stifling the questioning of orthodoxy

      Andy Carter illustration of three scientists under a giant microscope, with the black professor being pulled away by a giant hand of a person in a suit
    • Wednesday, 1 November, 2023
      Science
      How older women defy evolutionary logic

      A new study of chimpanzees has failed to explain why humans and some animals survive post-menopause

      Andy Carter illustration of a scientist holding a magnifying glass looking at an older lady
    • Wednesday, 18 October, 2023
      Science
      Even the periodic table must bow to the reality of war

      Sanctions on Russia are changing the hunt for superheavy elements

      A male and female clinician pullback some curtains in a room to reveal a tropical desert island beyond
    • Wednesday, 4 October, 2023
      Satellites
      It’s up to governments to declutter space

      The Earth is encircled with decades-old litter. Who will take control?

      Andy Carter illustration of a man carrying the Earth globe away from cloud of flying space junk.
    • Tuesday, 26 September, 2023
      Disease control and prevention
      ‘Inverse vaccines’ could turn autoimmune treatment upside down

      The latest findings build on experiments from over a century ago

      Ann Kiernan illustration of a woman getting ready to inject herself with a vaccine
    • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
      Covid-19 vaccines
      The rush to outpace Covid variants

      At least three descendants of Omicron have scientists on alert and vaccination programmes speeding up

      Andy Carter illustration of a man running away from coronavirus proteins while pushing a shopping trolley with a vaccine syringe in it
    • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
      Science
      New revelations about humans’ near extinction spark scepticism

      The further back in time we go, the more slippery scientific deductions about the origins of Homo sapiens become

      Andy Carter illustration of a classic evolution diagram, with one of the people in the chain jumping over a hole and the man in front of the chain dressed in a white T-shirt, blue jeans and white trainers
    • Wednesday, 30 August, 2023
      Science
      New neutrino research may help answer the question of our existence

      It is possible that the subatomic particles are the reason the Big Bang did not result in nothing

      Andy Carter illustration of a scientist physically capturing a neutrino in a jar
    • Wednesday, 23 August, 2023
      Antibiotic resistance
      New bacterial ‘dark matter’ offers hope for a drug-resistant world

      As the antibiotic pipeline empties, a fresh approach to studying bacteria has emerged

      Illustration of a scientist opening a pill capsule to unleash a new antibiotic to kill bacteria
    • Thursday, 3 August, 2023
      Science
      New superconductor frenzy seems too super to be true

      Scepticism has built around initial reports that LK-99 might prove to be a transformative discovery

      A view of the material called LK-99. Scientists in South Korea say LK-99 is a room-temperature superconductor that can work at normal pressure. But there’s a catch: proof remains elusive
    • Wednesday, 2 August, 2023
      Artificial intelligence
      Should an AI bot making $1mn really be the next Turing test?

      ‘Artificial capable intelligence’ that finds its own route to wealth could have considerable consequences

      Andy Carter illustration of a computer with arms controlling itself to trade stocks
    • Wednesday, 26 July, 2023
      Scientific research
      British dithering over Horizon puts its science community in peril

      UK indecision about its place in the EU research programme is already damaging universities

      Andy Carter illustration of a man holding a test tube, with the stars of the EU flag swirling around his head
    • Wednesday, 12 July, 2023
      Energy sector
      Deep-sea mining is a watery wild west

      How can we plunder the spoils from this rich and remote territory, our common heritage?

    • Wednesday, 5 July, 2023
      Food diet
      Warnings on sweeteners may leave a bitter taste

      Whether or not aspartame is carcinogenic, we know it is not the healthy option that many consumers believe it to be

      Andy Carter illustration of a person holding a cup of coffee running away from a downpour of sweetener being sprinkled by a giant hand
    • Wednesday, 21 June, 2023
      Science
      Synthetic embryos create an ethical catch-22

      These tapestries of tissue could shed light on infertility and pregnancy loss — but updated regulation is essential

      Illustration of a stork carrying  what looks like a transparent balloon filled with a red substance
    • Tuesday, 20 June, 2023
      Summer Books 2023
      Best summer books of 2023: Health and wellness

      Anjana Ahuja selects her best mid-year reads

    • Wednesday, 14 June, 2023
      Climate change
      El Niño’s arrival spells out the stark choices on climate

      Governments’ plans to tackle the escalating cost of living will need to factor in crop failures and spiralling commodity prices

      Andy Carter illustration of an anthropomorphised El Nino, holding the Earth, raining floods down in some areas and leaving others in drought conditions
    • Saturday, 10 June, 2023
      Science
      Scrapping the periodic table? An elemental mistake

      Indian authorities are removing this historic graphic from textbooks — but it is fundamental to understanding the world

      Two scientists use a massive, illuminated periodic table of elements as they discuss the element holmium at the University of California, Berkeley
    • Wednesday, 7 June, 2023
      Science
      The Hitler beetle, the Taylor Swift millipede and the politics of scientific names

      Societies and sensibilities change. The lexicon of life must also adapt

      Andy Carter illustration of a blind Slovenian cave beetle sitting on the stage in the spotlight
    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      Medical science
      New surgical procedure makes us question what it means to be alive

      The organ recovery technique has provoked criticism from within the scientific community

      Andy Carter illustration of a doctor and patient standing over the outline of a deceased person with a red rose at its heart
    • Friday, 19 May, 2023
      ReviewScience books
      Ultra-Processed People by Chris van Tulleken — how our food turned to junk

      The podcaster and presenter breaks down the complex issue of additives with clarity and sensitivity but without moralising

      A hand trying to grab one of the pink doughnuts
    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
      Health
      The loneliness epidemic threatens our health as well as our happiness

      Our craving for human company causes psychological stress, which induces physiological effects

      Photograph of a person sheltering under an umbrella, surrounded by people but still isolated
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