
David Crookes
David Crookes is a UK-based science and technology journalist who has been writing professionally for more than two decades. Having studied at the University of Durham in England, he has written for dozens of newspapers, magazines and websites including The Independent, The i Paper, London Evening Standard, BBC Earth, How It Works and LiveScience. He has been a regular contributor to Space.com's sister publication, All About Space magazine since 2014.
Latest articles by David Crookes

Save $250 on the original Hydrow rowing machine in this January deal
By David Crookes published
DEALS Hydrow has slashed the price of its top-of-the-line rowing machine.

Hit your New Year's goals with $100 off the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4
By David Crookes published
DEALS Amazon has slashed the price of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 by 33% in the January sales.

Quick! Just hours left to save $100 on Fitbit's best watch in the Cyber Monday sales
By David Crookes published
Deal The likeable Fitbit Sense 2 is reduced by 33% in the Cyber Monday sales — but the offer ends soon.

Here's why you should get a refurbished Apple Watch this Cyber Monday
By David Crookes published
Save cash (and the environment) without compromising on quality by snapping up a refurbished Apple Watch

Extinction threatens one in five reptile species, researchers say
By David Crookes published
Researchers have carried out the most comprehensive study of reptile species to identify extinction risks.

Buzz Aldrin: Facts about the second man on the moon
By David Crookes published
Reference Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin was one of the first to set foot on another planetary body. Since that famous day in 1969, he has continued to show a desire to explore. This is his life story.

A 'strange signal' is coming from the Milky Way. What's causing it?
By David Crookes, All About Space magazine published
A fast radio burst was detected from within our galaxy for the first time. We may be closer to uncovering its origin.

Roswell UFO crash: What is the truth behind the 'flying saucer' incident?
By David Crookes, All About Space magazine published
Did an unidentified flying object really crash land at a New Mexico ranch in 1947, only to be hushed up by the government?

Can our brains help prove the universe is conscious?
By David Crookes, All About Space magazine published
Leading scientists have long pondered how matter gives rise to our subjective experience of reality and believe consciousness could even permeate space and time.

Yuri Gagarin: How the first man in space sparked a conspiracy theory
By David Crookes, All About Space magazine published
Gagarin became the first of humankind to blast off into space on April 12, 1961, but rumors continue to circulate that another cosmonaut had beaten him to the punch days before.

There's Something Strange Going On Inside Neptune
By David Crookes, All About Space magazine published
Neptune is warmer than Uranus and astronomers are trying to figure out why.

The Black Knight Satellite: A Hodgepodge of Alien Conspiracy Theories
By David Crookes, All About Space magazine published
Some think it could be an extraterrestrial spacecraft — but is it?
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