Benjamin has more than a decade of experience reporting on science in the Middle East, covering subjects such as the rebuilding of Mosul University in Iraq after its liberation from Islamic State. He is now based in London where he likes to write about the life and medical sciences. His work has been published by Associated Press, Chemical & Engineering News, Nature, Scientific American and Wired Magazine. He has a bachelor's degree from Imperial College, London and a master's degree in journalism from New York University.