The release of the latest batch of documents relating to the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has shed further light on his close relationship with the world of science. To find out why he ...

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Science journalists tend to approach the edges – or dare I say fringes – of science with caution, and rightly so. But former New Scientist staffer and acclaimed journalist Jo Marchant boldly goes ...