Blog posts and articles from the Royal Society
Dr Katrina Lythgoe discusses the science behind the evolution of COVID-19, and how vaccine manufacturers and researchers are working to keep up with…
By Dr Katrina Lythgoe
29 March 2021
6 min read
Frankie Chappell discovers how the production and economic importance of sugar made it a frequent topic of discussion in letters to the Royal…
By Frankie Chappell
20 April 2021
5 min read
Keith Moore takes a look at the contents of some unconventional paper collections, featuring the Witchfinder General and a large herring.
By Keith Moore
13 April 2021
3 min read
While uploading images to the Royal Society Library's new digital preservation platform, Jon Bushell came across some remarkable observations made by…
By Jon Bushell
30 March 2021
5 min read
Following the publication of the latest Philosophical Transactions A theme issue, ‘Reliability and reproducibility in computational science:…
By Dr Roger Highfield
29 March 2021
5 min read
2021 marks an important crossroads for the UK’s rural landscape, as we design and pilot domestic agriculture and environment policies to replace those…
By Jamie Upton
23 March 2021
5 min read
With human activity driving climate change at an alarming rate, Corinne Le Quéré and Joanna Haigh address the global action that needs to be taken to…
By Corinne Le Quéré FRS
08 March 2021
9 min read
Biological Secretary and Vice-President of the Royal Society Dame Linda Partridge explains the Society's response to the Government's consultation on…
By Dame Linda Partridge DBE FMedSci FRS
22 March 2021
3 min read
Virginia Mills looks at the Royal Society's early experiences in supporting scientific research, dating back to the mid-nineteenth century.
By Virginia Mills
23 March 2021
5 min read