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Louisiane Ferlier's cataloguing of a volume of Brook Taylor correspondence at the Royal Society sheds light on the Newton-Leibniz 'calculus controversy'.

Katherine Marshall takes a look at the work of Arthur Harry Church FRS on phyllotaxis, or ‘architectural studies of vegetable life’.

Virginia Mills looks at two medical case studies in the Royal Society’s Philosophical Transactions, and the portraits of the patients.

Data and code are essential for ensuring the credibility of scientific results and facilitating reproducibility, areas in which journal sharing policies play a crucial role. Edward Ivimey-Cook from the School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow (now a Lecturer at the University of East Anglia) tells us more about a new study that reviewed the clarity, strictness, and timing of data- and code-sharing policies across 275 journals in ecology and evolution, and assessed author compliance at two journals, Ecology Letters and Proceedings B.

Ruby Seger-Bernard, Schools Engagement Officer, and Isabelle Moss, Diversity and Inclusion Officer, reflect on the importance of inspiring girls and young women in science.

Jon Bushell spins a tale of spider research by early Royal Society Fellows, featuring Robert Hooke, John Ray and Martin Lister.

Our Head of Sales and Marketing, Graham Anderson, explores recent shifts in journal usage patterns.

In March 2025, the Royal Society hosted a seminar on cognitive enhancing drugs and their increased use amongst both those diagnosed with ADHD and those without a diagnosis. Chaired by the Rt Hon. Lord Justice Underhill, a lively discussion on potential legal implications ensued.

Who is the earliest female author on the shelves of the Royal Society Library? Rupert Baker investigates...

Eloise Barber celebrates the life and work of Barbara McClintock, a Foreign Member of the Royal Society whose research fundamentally reshaped the science of genetics.

Guest blogger Louise Devoy reflects on the first generation of paid female astronomers at Greenwich, who helped to prove that women could actively contribute to professional science.