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Blog posts and articles from the Royal Society.
History of science blog posts
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Keith Moore
In History of science
2 min read
Double vision
The themes of Christopher Priest's novel 'Expect me tomorrow' are reflected in various Royal…
Jon Bushell
In History of science
6 min read
Dead as a dodo
What became of the 'leg of the dodo' mentioned in the Royal Society's seventeenth-century museum…
Ainsley Vinall
In History of science
5 min read
Colourful remarks
Ainsley Vinall discovers how the architect William Benson aimed to bring scientific ideas on light…
Katherine Marshall
In History of science
3 min read
Autumn menu
Katherine Marshall selects some decorative prints with an autumnal theme from the Royal Society…
Vida Milovanovic
In History of science
5 min read
Mastering miscellany
Finishing the cataloguing of the Royal Society’s Miscellaneous Correspondence calls for a…
News and views blog posts
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Claudia Astorino
In News and views
3 min read
Beyond the binary: How my intersex identity shaped my path in evolutionary biology
Claudia Astorino (she/her, they/them) discusses how her intersex identity motivated her to explore…
Professor Andrew Goodwin FRS
In News and views
3 min read
The power of allyship in science: Embracing LGBTQ+ inclusion
Professor Andrew Goodwin FRS reflects on his experiences as an LGBTQ+ scientist whilst advocating…
Dr Linda Cremonesi
In News and views
3 min read
Travelling the world to hunt neutrinos: Insights on global research as an LGBTQ+ scientist
Dr Linda Cremonesi (she/her) discusses her international research career in particle physics and…
Morgan Mitchell
In News and views
3 min read
73rd Black women professor in the UK: Professor Bernadine Idowu
September this year saw Professor Bernadine Idowu’s illustrious career rocket to new heights by…
Dr Ankita Anirban
In News and views
3 min read
Earl Shaw, laser physicist at Bell Labs
For Black History Month, Ankita Anirban shares how Earl Shaw combined his research in laser…
Publishing blog posts
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Shalene Singh-Shepherd
In Publishing
4 min read
One sense or two? Magnetic navigation in reed warblers may require us to revisit our assumptions about its sensory basis
Professor Richard Holland from the School of Environmental and Natural Sciences, Bangor…
Dr. Rudy Lerosey-Aubril
In Publishing
5 min read
The Marjum Formation of Utah, USA: a mid-Cambrian biodiversity hotspot
Authors of two recent Royal Society Open Science papers discuss their discoveries made at the…
Dr Rhys Evans
In Publishing
5 min read
Bacteria Load Their ‘Missiles’ Using an ATPase: New Insights into the Photorhabdus Virulence Cassette (PVC)
A new Royal Society Open Science study sheds light on the Photorhabdus Virulence Cassette (PVC)
Jennifer Kren
In Publishing
5 min read
Gravity’s Eastern Voyage
We speak to the author, Dr Zhaoyuan Wan, to find out more about him and his recently published…
Dr. Brandon Southall
In Publishing
4 min read
How military sonar impacts dolphins – new data from a first-ever direct study
New data from a first-ever direct study, published Royal Society Open Science this week,…