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Sam Wong

Assistant news editor

London

Bio

Sam Wong is an assistant news editor responsible for commissioning environment, biology and archaeology stories. Since joining New 杏吧原创 in 2015, his contributions have included a regular science of cooking column, the video series and setting cryptic crosswords. He has a degree in natural sciences from the University of Cambridge and a MSc in science communication from Imperial College London. He has also written science stories for The Guardian, Nature and Mosaic. His favourite subjects include food, drugs and animals.

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Earth

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Humans

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Health

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Female Asian elephants mysteriously stop reproducing later in life

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Health

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Mind

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