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Seeing clearly

history of science
Ellen Embleton
26 June 2023
8 mins

Ellen Embleton explains how her research into two pairs of portraits, featuring Fellows of the Royal Society, can help us understand them as representations of real people in a specific historical context.

Years in the making

history of science
Louisiane Ferlier
23 April 2023
5 mins

Royal Society Digital Resources Manager Louisiane Ferlier launches our new Science in the Making platform containing treasures from our archives.

Colours of the seasons

history of science
Professor Richard Gameson
24 January 2023
5 mins

Early book historian Professor Richard Gameson explains how he and his colleagues in ‘Team Pigment’ have analysed the pigments used in one of the Royal Society's oldest manuscripts.

Atoll protected

history of science
Jon Bushell
23 May 2022
6 mins

Jon Bushell tells the story of the Royal Society's involvement with the Aldabra Research Station, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2021.

Sylva and grey

history of science
Frankie Chappell
30 August 2021
4 mins

Frankie Chappell discovers some important conservation initiatives by Fellows of the Royal Society, featuring the saviour of the Père David’s deer and the author of a key early work on tree cultivation.

Which is Wyche?

history of science
Ellen Embleton
24 August 2020
4 mins

91TV has filled one of the gaps in its presidential portraits collection with a recent acquisition. But who is the lady in the accompanying painting? Ellen Embleton takes a look.

Flea treatment

history of science
Louisiane Ferlier
21 October 2019
4 mins

As our copy of Robert Hooke's 'Micrographia' goes off for conservation, we look at the printing history behind the book's iconic images.

30 July 2019
5 mins

The latest issue of Philosophical Transactions B discusses how the emphasis in animal behaviour research on understanding individual variation in behaviour is crucial in explaining what is otherwise regarded as random noise in natural systems.

Maryam Arab
07 August 2016
3 mins

The latest theme issue of Philosophical Transactions B examines the identification, ecology, drivers of change, and human use of tropical savannas and grasslands.