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Blog posts and articles from the Royal Society.
History of science blog posts
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Katherine Marshall
In History of science
3 min read
A rediscovered print
A new printing technique was showcased at Burlington House during the Royal Society's 1896…
Virginia Mills
In History of science
6 min read
Underground humour
The 'Mining Chronicle' cartoons of Henry De la Beche FRS are a valuable resource in understanding…
Rupert Baker
In History of science
7 min read
Mystery shelves
What's in the grey boxes in Rare Book Room bay 36? A recent cataloguing project has revealed an…
Jon Bushell
In History of science
5 min read
The Wolfson Foundation and the Royal Society
The Wolfson Foundation's partnership with the Royal Society dates back to 1959, and continues to…
Eloise Barber
In History of science
3 min read
Medals and milestones
Eloise Barber highlights some notable examples from the Royal Society's collection of medals.
News and views blog posts
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Dr Rebecca Chadwick
In News and views
2 min read
Dr Shruti Mandhani: Motherhood, materials and making space
For International Women’s Day, Dr Rebecca Chadwick highlights Dr Shruti Mandhani’s impressive…
Zainab Hussain
In News and views
3 min read
Music on prescription: one scientist’s journey to healing hearts through music
How music, science and arrhythmia weaved their way throughout Professor Elaine Chew’s life and…
Dr Clara Barker
In News and views
4 min read
Supporting science with Pride: reflections on Pride in London 2025
91TV first marched in Pride in London in 2024 and participated again in 2025. Pride…
Dr. Jasmeen Kanwal
In News and views
4 min read
Why diversity in science really matters
The work of Professor Thema Monroe-White provides the strongest evidence yet that a scientist’s…
Professor Simon Peyton Jones OBE FRS
In News and views
5 min read
System upgrade required: computing education is for everyone
A blog post discussing the issues around computing education in schools and what should be done to…
Publishing blog posts
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Helen Eaton
In Publishing
5 min read
The evolution of collective intelligence: Q&A with theme issue Guest Editors
Philosophical Transactions B recently published a theme issue on ‘The evolution of collective…
Helen Eaton
In Publishing
3 min read
Cyborg Futures
Interface Focus recently published a theme issue on ‘Cyborg Futures’. In this blog post, Guest…
John Gittleman
In Publishing
5 min read
Conservation isn’t failing—it’s just inconsistent, uneven, and often badly measured
Stuart Pimm and John Gittleman tell us about their team’s effort to assess the successes and…
Professor Martin Siegert
In Publishing
4 min read
Ice-sheet bed measurements are the key to predicting global sea level rise
In May 2025 around 80 scientists gathered in Edinburgh for a Royal Society Theo Murphy Discussion…
Buchi Okereafor
In Publishing
3 min read
The secret life of stinging cells: chromatin regulation in sea anemones
This Open Biology study uncovers how specialised stinging cells used for prey capture and defence,…