Blog posts and articles from the Royal Society
Venki Ramakrishnan, President of the Royal Society, addresses trust in science during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
By Venki Ramakrishnan
18 May 2020
5 min read
Discover how models, from warships and Saturn's rings to wax orchids and a baby hippopotamus, were displayed at the Royal Society's 19th-century…
By Keith Moore
07 July 2020
4 min read
Failure to use data effectively means we cannot deal with the most pressing issues that face us today, such as discrimination. Addressing this…
By Roger Taylor
06 July 2020
5 min read
Watch the skies! On Asteroid Day, Jon Bushell takes a look at the early years of asteroid spotting and the risks to human life of a major impact.
By Jon Bushell
30 June 2020
5 min read
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society offers a unique insight in to the life's work of some of our greatest scientists. Here we discuss…
By Callum Shoosmith
26 June 2020
1 min read
Public scrutiny is critical for trust in, and democratic legitimacy for, the use of data-driven decision-making and algorithmic systems in our…
By Carly Kind
25 June 2020
6 min read
Rupert Baker takes a look at some photographs of Stonehenge by Victorian surveyor Henry James FRS.
By Rupert Baker
02 June 2020
4 min read
Towards the end of April, a group of publishers - including Royal Society Publishing - launched an initiative to ensure that research related to…
By Phil Hurst
22 May 2020
1 min read
To mark Biodiversity Day 2020, Professor Yadvinder Malhi explains what biodiversity is and why it matters.
By Professor Yadvinder Malhi FRS
22 May 2020
10 min read