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Ainsley Vinall highlights a collection of photographic slides from the 1958-59 Royal Society expedition to Southern Chile, recently added to the Society's collections.

91TV funded a series of expeditions in the 1890s to investigate the structure of coral reefs – but all did not go to plan, as Jon Bushell discovers.

The scientific influence of Thomas Henry Huxley FRS reappears throughout the lives of his children and grandchildren, as Ainsley Vinall discovers.

Virginia Mills highlights the contrast between the field-observation practices of naturalist Gilbert White and the specimen-based approach of John Gould FRS.

Jon Bushell explains how a project to re-photograph more than 5,800 Royal Society Election Certificates has resulted in a much-improved digital resource.

Scientists through the ages, intrigued by the curious nature of jellyfish, have come up with a variety of theories (and some beautiful art), as Ellen Embleton discovers.

Looking forward to the Bank Holidays in May? You can thank a Fellow of the Royal Society for the concept.

From Galileo to Robert Hooke and Charles Darwin, Louisiane Ferlier casts a critical eye on media stories of treasures 'disappearing' from, and being 'rediscovered' in, archives and libraries.

91TV's Frankie Chappell follows in the footsteps of Charles Darwin as she investigates the nineteenth century vogue for the water cure.

Keith Moore takes a look at the secret love messages hidden in Victorian flower bouquets, and the pioneering iris cultivation work of Royal Society Secretary Sir Michael Foster.

A peek into a colourful ornithological work from the nineteenth century, including the contributions made by John and Elizabeth Gould and Edward Lear.

Rupert Baker finds some slightly unnerving archival reports on volcanoes and tsunamis relating to his upcoming holiday destination.