Buchi Okereafor
Publishing
4 mins
Open Access Week – highlights from Open Biology
To celebrate Open Access Week, we highlight some of our best-performing articles from the past year. We hope you’ll enjoy reading them as much as we have!
Dr Ankita Anirban
News and views
3 mins
Earl Shaw, laser physicist at Bell Labs
For Black History Month, Ankita Anirban shares how Earl Shaw combined his research in laser physics whilst advocating for the rights of Black researchers and inspiring future generations of scientists.
Ms Lara Nellissen
Publishing
3 mins
Should I stay or should I go? Vocal consensus determines departures in western gorillas
Lara Nellissen, from the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris and the University of Neuchatel, tells us about her research published in a new Proceedings B paper, a study that investigated decision making by vocal interactions in the highly intelligent western gorillas of the Central African Republic.
Katherine Marshall
History of science
3 mins
Autumn menu
Katherine Marshall selects some decorative prints with an autumnal theme from the Royal Society Print Shop.
Morgan Mitchell
News and views
3 mins
Other than Oxford: Two scientists on the rise
Gloria Charite and Marcela Alves Lopes are at different stages of their research careers at Oxford. As part of Black History Month, Morgan Mitchell explores their unique paths into academic research, barriers they've faced, and how their backgrounds have shaped their experiences.
Kimberly Montgomery
News and views
5 mins
The Special Issue: Science Diplomacy — 15 Years On
The Royal Society and AAAS have jointly published a special issue of the journal Science & Diplomacy, marking 15 years since our landmark report, ‘New Frontiers in Science Diplomacy’, looking forward to the role of science diplomacy in a rapidly evolving geopolitical context, and featuring 21 diverse contributions from all continents.
Vida Milovanovic
History of science
5 mins
Mastering miscellany
Finishing the cataloguing of the Royal Society’s Miscellaneous Correspondence calls for a celebration! Vida Milovanovic reflects on her efforts in the home straight of a huge series.
Dr Yemisi Bokinni
News and views
3 mins
Nature’s healing plants and the scientists in search of them
To celebrate Black History Month, Dr Yemisi Bokinni takes us on a journey to uncover the scientific roots of plants in modern medicine through the work of Dr Damian Cohall, a researcher exploring how heritage informs nature’s potential to tackle our most pressing health challenges.
Rupert Baker
History of science
4 mins
A seabed selection
What do you show to a Library tour group interested in seabed mapping? Rupert Baker dives down to the vaults on a treasure hunt.
Dr Justin M. Bernstein
Publishing
5 mins
Coastal snakes of the Philippines and the importance of field data for downstream research
New research published in Royal Society Open Science provides insights into Bockadam snake distribution in the Philippines. Lead author Justin M. Bernstein discusses the study and the key role observational data plays in wider evolution and conservation research.
Virginia Mills
History of science
6 mins
Long lens
Virginia Mills tells the story of three telescope lenses linked to Christiaan and Constantijn Huygens, and now owned by the Royal Society.
Shalene Singh-Shepherd
Publishing
5 mins
Species morphology in pollination systems: a powerful reason to stay together
Dr. María A. Maglianesi and Professor Catherine H. Graham tell us about their research published in a new Proceedings B paper, a study that investigated the factors that influence the intricate web of interactions in pollination systems, specifically the ones formed by plants and hummingbirds.