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22 May 2020

10 min read

COVID-19 rapid review initiative – an update

Phil Hurst

22 May 2020

2 min read

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History of science

Deep time in rhyme

Keith Moore

19 May 2020

5 min read

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International collaboration and cooperation: the role of grants

Dr Yutao Xiao

19 May 2020

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Is self-isolating alone actually bad for our mental health?

Dr Netta Weinstein

18 May 2020

5 min read

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Following the science

Venki Ramakrishnan

18 May 2020

6 min read

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History of science

Ancient autopsy

Jon Bushell

12 May 2020

5 min read

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Science in Lockdown part two

Helen Eaton

12 May 2020

8 min read

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History of science

Young guns

Virginia Mills

05 May 2020

6 min read

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Science in Lockdown: the effects of COVID-19 on research and researchers

Helen Eaton

04 May 2020

8 min read

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Ecology and evolution Associate Editor joins the Proceedings B board

Shalene Singh-Shepherd

01 May 2020

2 min read

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News and views

Internet emissions: what's the issue?

Dr Andrew Rice

01 May 2020

9 min read

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News and views

Is 2020 our opportunity to rethink science in policy?

Professor Ruth Morgan

01 May 2020

12 min read

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RAMP update

Professor Peter Bruce FRS

29 Apr 2020

4 min read

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History of science

Flowers of romance

Rupert Baker

28 Apr 2020

4 min read

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History of science

King Lion

Virginia Mills

21 Apr 2020

7 min read

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Sleep and stress: past and present

Jessica Miller

17 Apr 2020

5 min read

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History of science

Head for the Hills

Ellen Embleton

14 Apr 2020

6 min read

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World Parkinson’s Day – Q&A with Professor Miratul Muqit

Professor Miratul Muqit

11 Apr 2020

6 min read

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Why do viruses jump from animals to humans? Clues to the COVID-19 pandemic

Dr Christine K Johnson

08 Apr 2020

4 min read

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History of science

Terra nullius?

Frankie Chappell

07 Apr 2020

6 min read

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Multiple medical pioneers, three Chemistry Nobel Laureates, and one Royal Society President – Volume 68 of Biographical Memoirs

Callum Shoosmith

01 Apr 2020

2 min read

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Open Biology welcomes new Editors to the board

Buchi Okereafor

31 Mar 2020

4 min read

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History of science

The secret life of books

Louisiane Ferlier

31 Mar 2020

5 min read

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Why are coral fish so colourful?

Shalene Singh-Shepherd

30 Mar 2020

3 min read

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How technology can be harnessed for the good of the planet

Andy Hopper FRS

28 Mar 2020

5 min read

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Covid-19 pandemic – Royal Society Publishing service

Stuart Taylor

25 Mar 2020

2 min read

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History of science

Line of flight

Keith Moore

25 Mar 2020

4 min read

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Urgent Call for Registered Reports on Coronavirus

Andrew Dunn

24 Mar 2020

2 min read

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History of science

Unwrapping Norfolk's mummy

Jon Bushell

18 Mar 2020

5 min read

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History of science

A plaque for Papin

Rupert Baker

11 Mar 2020

4 min read

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History of science

Louis Brrrrnacchi

Virginia Mills

04 Mar 2020

5 min read

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