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Open Questions in biology

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31 May 2023

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Many Wrens

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The power of sound

Alice Oates

23 May 2023

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Registered Reports Community Feedback - a new initiative

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16 May 2023

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One in fifty

Professor Anita Guerrini

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The first lady’s comet

Dr Patricia Fara

09 May 2023

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How the Namaqua Sandgrouse defies the desert with its water-carrying capabilities

Jessica Miller

05 May 2023

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Archived papers

Layla Hillsden

02 May 2023

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The power of peer networking for improving STEM faculty job applications

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26 Apr 2023

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Years in the making

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24 Apr 2023

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Theme issue publishing at the Royal Society

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17 Apr 2023

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Science in the (re)making

Anne McLaughlin

17 Apr 2023

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Making and breaking symmetries in mind and life

Jessica Miller

14 Apr 2023

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Biographical Memoirs Vol. 74: reproduction, replication and resistance

Callum Shoosmith

13 Apr 2023

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Modern perspectives in Proof Theory

Dr Juan P Aguilera

12 Apr 2023

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Disordered eating

Virginia Mills

04 Apr 2023

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Octopus and Royal Society Open Science

Andrew Dunn

31 Mar 2023

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Degrees Wedgwood

Ellen Embleton

28 Mar 2023

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Recognition for reviewers

Phil Hurst

27 Mar 2023

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Methods Matter

Buchi Okereafor

25 Mar 2023

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You are what you eat?

Shalene Singh-Shepherd

23 Mar 2023

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Shelf life

Rupert Baker

22 Mar 2023

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Every cloud

Jon Bushell

15 Mar 2023

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Pioneering women

Dr Stella Butler

09 Mar 2023

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Who’s who in scientific publishing?

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02 Mar 2023

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Earthquakes

Louisiane Ferlier

01 Mar 2023

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Theoretical Chemistry in the 20th Century

Sir David C. Clary FRS

25 Feb 2023

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New streamlined application process with plenty of support to secure up to £3,000 of funding for your investigative Partnership Grants project

Emils Gedrovics

25 Feb 2023

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Magnetism and Madras

Hirra Ateeq

22 Feb 2023

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Unnoticed Letters

Anna Marie Roos

21 Feb 2023

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Shalene Singh-Shepherd

17 Feb 2023

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Three men on a reef

Professor Tom Spencer

15 Feb 2023

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Microbial ecology for engineering biology

Jessica Miller

11 Feb 2023

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Celebrating the most cited papers from 2021

Ciara Doyle

11 Feb 2023

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Comet tales

Keith Moore

08 Feb 2023

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Tomorrow’s climate scientists attend a mock select committee

Michael Jones

03 Feb 2023

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Food, glorious food

Ellen Embleton

01 Feb 2023

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Fighting the impacts of human-induced environmental change

Shalene Singh-Shepherd

26 Jan 2023

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Colours of the seasons

Professor Richard Gameson

25 Jan 2023

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COP15 – A few small steps and a road map for the journey ahead

Professor Sandra Diaz ForMemRS

24 Jan 2023

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Multidisciplinary approaches to the Amazonian past

Jessica Miller

24 Jan 2023

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Goodly printing

Anne McLaughlin

19 Jan 2023

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Welcoming Richard Dixon as the new Editor-in-Chief of Philosophical Transactions B

Richard Dixon

18 Jan 2023

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Open access: how we are transforming?

Phil Hurst

14 Jan 2023

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Busby’s schoolboys

Dr Ray Schrire

11 Jan 2023

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The next frontier in open science: transparency in funding processes

Serge P. J. M. Horbach

10 Jan 2023

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H-mode Transition and Pedestal Studies in Fusion Plasmas

Dr Yasmin Andrew

06 Jan 2023

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Meet Jane Hillston, Proceedings A’s first female Editor-In-Chief

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04 Jan 2023

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Celebrating the most popular papers from 2022

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23 Dec 2022

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COP27 - a lack of ambition

Professor Eric Wolff FRS

15 Dec 2022

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14 Dec 2022

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Rewarding peer review

Buchi Okereafor

13 Dec 2022

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What would you do if you had £3000 for a research project?

Emils Gedrovics

09 Dec 2022

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On your marks!

Louisiane Ferlier

09 Dec 2022

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Despite COVID: showcasing new research in evolutionary biology from academic caregivers in the middle of a pandemic

Shalene Singh-Shepherd

08 Dec 2022

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Davy’s vaulting ambition

Dr Andrew Lacey

30 Nov 2022

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Moving house

Rupert Baker

24 Nov 2022

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Aspirin: the wonder drug against cancer?

Buchi Okereafor

23 Nov 2022

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Air, land, and sea—climate change and past Fellows of the Royal Society

Callum Shoosmith

22 Nov 2022

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International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM

Dr Alfredo Carpineti

19 Nov 2022

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Being transgender in STEM

Dr Julia E Stawarz

18 Nov 2022

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Reflections on trans identities and anti-science

Dr Clara Barker

18 Nov 2022

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Water under the bridge

Jon Bushell

17 Nov 2022

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Solving the science gender gap?

Laura Steel

17 Nov 2022

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In the footsteps of dinosaurs: using artificial intelligence to analyse fossil tracks

Jessica Miller

10 Nov 2022

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Trouble at the Mint

Virginia Mills

09 Nov 2022

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Empire of learning

Gianamar Giovannetti-Singh

02 Nov 2022

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Preying dangerously: lizards vs spiders

Callum Shoosmith

01 Nov 2022

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Reading between the lines

Dr Rebecca Martin

28 Oct 2022

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Open Access Week – highlights from Open Biology

Buchi Okereafor

27 Oct 2022

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Jotello Festiri Soga

Professor Diana K Davis

18 Oct 2022

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Jessica Miller

17 Oct 2022

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Complex rheology in biological systems

Jessica Miller

14 Oct 2022

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William Anderson Soga

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14 Oct 2022

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Buried treasures

Keith Moore

13 Oct 2022

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Modelling the gut microbiota

Jessica Miller

12 Oct 2022

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Reflections on the 2022 Pairing Scheme

12 Oct 2022

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Changing working lives

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06 Oct 2022

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Young student researchers investigate ‘What animals and plants share our world?’ as part of their Partnership Grants project

Michael Jones

05 Oct 2022

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John Ruskin and ‘heart-sight’

Sandra Kemp

04 Oct 2022

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Making peer review more inclusive and fairer: transparency, measurement and confrontation

Phil Hurst

29 Sep 2022

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Pursuing portraiture

Ellen Embleton

27 Sep 2022

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Rapidly reviewing Registered Reports: A retrospective

Prof Chris Chambers

21 Sep 2022

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The sound of science

Isabel Lauterjung

20 Sep 2022

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The role and reputation of preprints

Shalene Singh-Shepherd

14 Sep 2022

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Predatory journals: how to avoid being prey?

Phil Hurst

08 Sep 2022

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Understanding colour vision in arthropods: Q&A with Ayse Yilmaz

Helen Eaton

08 Sep 2022

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Associate Editor from China joins the Proceedings B board

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07 Sep 2022

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Haunting the shelves

Louisiane Ferlier

06 Sep 2022

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Trivial pursuits

Keith Moore

31 Aug 2022

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Champion outstanding scientists of every background and role

President of the Royal Society

24 Aug 2022

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A bit of binary

Anne McLaughlin

24 Aug 2022

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New tool in mapping axolotl development

Tatiana Sandoval-Guzmán

18 Aug 2022

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A song of Schiehallion

Virginia Mills

17 Aug 2022

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The challenges of modelling real-life epidemics

Dr Jasmina Panovska-Griffiths

15 Aug 2022

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Admit one

Jon Bushell

09 Aug 2022

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Science at night

Ellen Embleton

02 Aug 2022

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Ruskin's perspectives

Sandra Kemp

26 Jul 2022

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Why publish open access in Proceedings B?

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15 Jul 2022

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On the scent

Isabel Lauterjung

12 Jul 2022

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Can we build a more desirable information environment?

Dr Vint Cerf

07 Jul 2022

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Call for proposals: organise a scientific meeting and guest-edit an influential Royal Society journal

Editorial Team

07 Jul 2022

3 min read

History of science

Plenty more fish

Louisiane Ferlier

06 Jul 2022

3 min read

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Now for the space weather forecast

Dr Michael Aspinall PhD FHEA BEng

04 Jul 2022

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Transparent Peer Review on Biology Letters and Proceedings A

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01 Jul 2022

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A few pointers for a good review

Professor Sarah Brosnan

29 Jun 2022

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Developing artificial afferents for tactile sensing

Professor Nathan Lepora

28 Jun 2022

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Why we need data-literate citizens

President of the Royal Society

28 Jun 2022

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History of science

Certified winners

Virginia Mills

28 Jun 2022

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Pride and STEM: Positive changes, but further to go

Professor Duncan Cameron

27 Jun 2022

4 min read

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Face masking and COVID-19: potential effects of variolation on transmission dynamics

Professor David Earn

24 Jun 2022

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Pride and STEM: Looking back on 50 years

Professor Giles Oldroyd

23 Jun 2022

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History of science

Danger money

Keith Moore

21 Jun 2022

4 min read

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Digital technology and the planet: Progress and perspectives on a data-driven net zero transition

Dr June Brawner

17 Jun 2022

8 min read

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Oldest book news

Rupert Baker

14 Jun 2022

4 min read

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Partnership Grants - sometimes you win and sometimes you luge…

Calum Healy

14 Jun 2022

4 min read

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Time-keeping and decision-making in living cells

Jessica Miller

10 Jun 2022

4 min read

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A brief history of astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology 1945-2000

Professor Malcolm Longair CBE FRS

09 Jun 2022

7 min read

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The Assessment Regime of the Future

Andreas Schleicher

07 Jun 2022

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Science looks good on the catwalk

James Purnell

07 Jun 2022

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Making Computer Science education relevant, engaging and accessible

Joysy John

07 Jun 2022

7 min read

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Better education, better productivity

Andy Haldane FAcSS FRS

07 Jun 2022

4 min read

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Mini-Livers on a Chip

Buchi Okereafor

31 May 2022

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History of science

Paper machines

Louisiane Ferlier

31 May 2022

3 min read

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Building a healthy online information environment

Sir Nigel Shadbolt FREng FRS

30 May 2022

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My Guest Editor experience: Q&A with Dr Kate Hendry

Dr Kate Hendry

27 May 2022

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Tomorrow's climate scientists - monitoring air pollution

Stephen Devisme

26 May 2022

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Education, like History, is complicated – and that’s ok

Professor Dame Mary Beard DBE FSA FBA

24 May 2022

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What actually makes us happy?

Professor Lord Richard Layard FBA FAcSS

24 May 2022

5 min read

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The importance of different thinking

Dame Judith Hackitt DBE FREng FIChemE FCGI

24 May 2022

6 min read

History of science

Atoll protected

Jon Bushell

24 May 2022

6 min read

History of science

Foul ink

Daniel Belteki

17 May 2022

4 min read

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How far can you go on a Partnership Grant and a plastic bottle boat?

Sophie Brace

17 May 2022

9 min read

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Science for a Resilient Future

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16 May 2022

2 min read

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Top 10 reasons to submit to Biology Letters (and be cheerful)

Surayya Johar

13 May 2022

4 min read

History of science

Perkin's purple

Katherine Marshall

10 May 2022

3 min read

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What is synthetic data, and how can it advance research and development?

Professor Alison Noble OBE FREng FRS

09 May 2022

6 min read

History of science

Partners in paint

Ellen Embleton

03 May 2022

4 min read

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High-ranking naked mole-rats

Professor Gary Lewin

29 Apr 2022

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Puppies in distress?

Shalene Singh-Shepherd

27 Apr 2022

4 min read

History of science

Flying start

Vannis Jones Rahi

26 Apr 2022

6 min read

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Introducing new Proceedings B Associate Editors in ecology

Shalene Singh-Shepherd

21 Apr 2022

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Why resilience is vital for the sustainability of people and planet – and what chemistry can do

Prof Goverdhan Mehta FRS

20 Apr 2022

4 min read

History of science

Moles and diamonds

Claire Conklin Sabel

19 Apr 2022

3 min read

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Regional Absorptive Capacity: The skills dimension

Professor Dame Athene Donald DBE FRS

14 Apr 2022

5 min read

History of science

Lady Jane's letter

Isabel Lauterjung

12 Apr 2022

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Proteins, dinosaurs, and pulsars—Biographical Memoirs Volume 72

Callum Shoosmith

06 Apr 2022

3 min read

History of science

Charleton eclectic

Rupert Baker

05 Apr 2022

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Intergroup conflict across taxa

Professor Carsten De Dreu

04 Apr 2022

5 min read

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Tomorrow's climate scientists from Corbridge Middle School investigate ways to prevent urban flooding

Meryl Batchelder

01 Apr 2022

8 min read

History of science

Illuminating archives

Virginia Mills

29 Mar 2022

4 min read

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Urban environmental change drives clover evolution worldwide: Q&A with Marc Johnson

Professor Marc Johnson

26 Mar 2022

3 min read

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Fiery chapters

Keith Moore

23 Mar 2022

4 min read

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Are you co-reviewing?

Phil Hurst

23 Mar 2022

2 min read

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How libraries can fight disinformation

Professor Melissa Terras

19 Mar 2022

8 min read

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Writing a review—the do’s and don’ts

Shalene Singh-Shepherd

18 Mar 2022

4 min read

History of science

Elephant on the Moon

Daniel Belteki

16 Mar 2022

4 min read

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Science sees better with a global perspective

Emerita Professor Isabella A. Quaki

16 Mar 2022

3 min read

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Authorship: contributions, disputes, and misconduct

Publishing Editorial Team

11 Mar 2022

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Unconscious bias revisited

Professor Uta Frith DBE FBA FMedSci FRS

09 Mar 2022

4 min read

History of science

Dish of the day

Jon Bushell

09 Mar 2022

5 min read

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Publishing open access with us is about to get even easier

Graham Anderson

04 Mar 2022

2 min read

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Designing filters inspired by animal noses

Jessica Miller

03 Mar 2022

2 min read

History of science

Paper trail

Louisiane Ferlier

02 Mar 2022

4 min read

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Seeing is believing: YAP dynamics in living embryos

Dr Bin Gu

01 Mar 2022

5 min read

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Philosophical Transactions B – highlighting recent influential theme issues

Helen Eaton

26 Feb 2022

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Biology Letters – an open access journey

Surayya Johar

24 Feb 2022

2 min read

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Out and Proud in STEM

Joby Hollis

24 Feb 2022

3 min read

History of science

What became of Watts?

Katherine Marshall

23 Feb 2022

4 min read

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Why certain topics fall victim to misinformation

Professor Gina Neff

23 Feb 2022

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When art meets science

Jessica Miller

18 Feb 2022

3 min read

History of science

Zoo views

Ellen Embleton

16 Feb 2022

4 min read

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The role of SARS-CoV-2 aerosol transmission during the COVID-19 pandemic

Jessica Miller

12 Feb 2022

3 min read

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Proceedings B Special Feature on animal locomotion

Professor Richard Bomphrey

11 Feb 2022

4 min read

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Revisiting a trage-bee

Dr Ricardo Caliari Oliveira

04 Feb 2022

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How search engines affect the information we find

Professor Derek McAuley

04 Feb 2022

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History of science

What are you looking at?

Vannis Jones Rahi

02 Feb 2022

6 min read

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We need to support Core Maths qualifications to realise young people’s ambitions

Professor of Mathematics and Mathematics Education, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Reading

28 Jan 2022

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Cat brains and replication studies

Andrew Dunn

27 Jan 2022

5 min read

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How to regulate misinformation

Lilian Edwards

26 Jan 2022

7 min read

History of science

Powders of sympathy

Isabel Lauterjung

26 Jan 2022

5 min read

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Why we need to talk about the online information environment

Professor Frank Kelly FRS

20 Jan 2022

4 min read

History of science

The circle of Willis

Rupert Baker

20 Jan 2022

4 min read

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We are not powerless in the face of online misinformation

Ed Humpherson

20 Jan 2022

4 min read

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Halfway to open

Stuart Taylor

18 Jan 2022

6 min read

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Philosophical Transactions A: A Year in Review

Alice Power

15 Jan 2022

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Virus–virus interactions—can we predict the outcome of a Covid-19 and flu interaction?

Shalene Singh-Shepherd

13 Jan 2022

5 min read

History of science

Redacting the Hamburg hydra

Daniel Belteki

12 Jan 2022

4 min read

History of science

Gems in the archives

Claire Conklin Sabel

05 Jan 2022

7 min read

History of science

Christmas trees

Keith Moore

22 Dec 2021

4 min read

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Welcoming new Associate Editors to Royal Society Open Science

Callum Shoosmith

18 Dec 2021

3 min read

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G7 – what has it meant for science?

Professor Richard Catlow FRS

15 Dec 2021

4 min read

History of science

Disability history and the Royal Society

Rupert Baker

15 Dec 2021

5 min read

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Synergistic tomographic image reconstruction

Professor Charalampos Tsoumpas

14 Dec 2021

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Coronavirus and surfaces

Jessica Miller

11 Dec 2021

3 min read

History of science

The other Somerset House

Jon Bushell

08 Dec 2021

6 min read

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Evolving publishing metrics

Editorial Team

07 Dec 2021

2 min read

Publishing

Open Biology – celebrating a decade of publishing

Buchi Okereafor

04 Dec 2021

2 min read

History of science

On this day

Louisiane Ferlier

01 Dec 2021

5 min read

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Introducing newly appointed Proceedings B Associate Editors

Shalene Singh-Shepherd

01 Dec 2021

6 min read

Publishing

10 years of Open Biology: Q&A with our first authors – part two

Buchi Okereafor

27 Nov 2021

6 min read

Publishing

10 years of Open Biology: Q&A with our first authors – part three

Buchi Okereafor

27 Nov 2021

5 min read

Publishing

10 years of Open Biology: Q&A with our first authors

Buchi Okereafor

26 Nov 2021

8 min read

History of science

Colour wheel

Katherine Marshall

25 Nov 2021

4 min read

Publishing

10 years of Open Biology: Editors’ highlights

Buchi Okereafor

23 Nov 2021

7 min read

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Half full or half empty?

Professor Eric Wolff FRS

20 Nov 2021

4 min read

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How do bird songs evolve over time?

Shalene Singh-Shepherd

18 Nov 2021

3 min read

History of science

Craftsmanship and spectacle in London

Jessica Miller

17 Nov 2021

4 min read

History of science

Bushy tales

Ellen Embleton

10 Nov 2021

4 min read

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Science, engineering, and technology: essential partners on the road to net zero

Professor Peter Bruce FRS

10 Nov 2021

3 min read

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A Modern View on Turing’s Theory of Pattern Formation

Dr Andrew Krause

09 Nov 2021

7 min read

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Tomorrow's climate scientists - living walls

Wendy Smith

04 Nov 2021

7 min read

History of science

Ornithological opposites

Virginia Mills

03 Nov 2021

6 min read

History of science

West African medical knowledge, the slave trade and the Royal Society

Carolyn Roberts

26 Oct 2021

4 min read

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Transformative agreements with Royal Society Publishing

Graham Anderson

22 Oct 2021

2 min read

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Biology Letters and Open Access in 2021

Surayya Johar

21 Oct 2021

3 min read

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Building structural equity with Science, Society and Policy

Andrew Dunn

20 Oct 2021

3 min read

History of science

Grains of truth

Sir Geoff Palmer

19 Oct 2021

5 min read

Publishing

The move to fully Open Access – what about the author?

Phil Hurst

19 Oct 2021

3 min read

Publishing

Why Open Access?

Jessica Miller

18 Oct 2021

4 min read

Publishing

COVID-19: science, history, culture and imagination

Jessica Miller

12 Oct 2021

4 min read

History of science

Meeting my heroes

Nira Chamberlain

12 Oct 2021

5 min read

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Biographical Memoirs Volume 71 – Beyond the Lab

Callum Shoosmith

08 Oct 2021

4 min read

History of science

Counting lives

Keith Moore

05 Oct 2021

5 min read

History of science

Light and Airy

Daniel Belteki

28 Sep 2021

6 min read

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Identity and open peer review

Andrew Dunn

24 Sep 2021

3 min read

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Preprints and identity in peer review

Shalene Singh-Shepherd

23 Sep 2021

4 min read

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Co-reviewing as a way to open up peer review

Buchi Okereafor

22 Sep 2021

3 min read

History of science

Sleight of hand

Katherine Marshall

22 Sep 2021

4 min read

Publishing

Collecting gender data to address bias in peer review

Phil Hurst

21 Sep 2021

3 min read

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Research culture and identity in peer review

Katie Raymer

20 Sep 2021

3 min read

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Axes of diversity and peer review

Dr Leor Zmigrod

17 Sep 2021

5 min read

Publishing

Peer review survey: reporting your experiences

Editorial Team

16 Sep 2021

4 min read

History of science

Certified success

Jon Bushell

14 Sep 2021

5 min read

Publishing

Meet our new Preprint Editor

Surayya Johar

10 Sep 2021

4 min read

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The disputed sound of the aurora borealis – winner of the Notes and Records Essay Award 2021

Fiona Amery

07 Sep 2021

6 min read

History of science

Fellow architects

Rupert Baker

06 Sep 2021

8 min read

History of science

Sylva and grey

Frankie Chappell

31 Aug 2021

4 min read

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Introducing Proceedings B Associate Editors from India

Shalene Singh-Shepherd

26 Aug 2021

5 min read

History of science

On the Brunel trail

Rupert Baker

24 Aug 2021

3 min read

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Reflections of a House of Lords Select Committee Specialist Adviser

Professor Ruth Morgan

20 Aug 2021

8 min read

History of science

Depicting data

Ellen Embleton

17 Aug 2021

5 min read

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Resilient food production, climate change and the environment - a triple challenge

Professor Dale Sanders FRS

17 Aug 2021

4 min read

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Biological anthroengineering

Jessica Miller

13 Aug 2021

4 min read

History of science

Counting bones

Louisiane Ferlier

10 Aug 2021

4 min read

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Reviews and Biology Letters

Professor Lewis Halsey

06 Aug 2021

3 min read

History of science

Volcanic venture

Jon Bushell

03 Aug 2021

5 min read

History of science

The roots of photography

Virginia Mills

27 Jul 2021

6 min read

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Responding to decision letters: a how-to guide for new authors

Editorial Team

22 Jul 2021

5 min read

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Are dogs sensitive to human mental states?

Shalene Singh-Shepherd

21 Jul 2021

4 min read

History of science

Computer pioneers

Rupert Baker

20 Jul 2021

4 min read

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Preprints and Proceedings B – the story so far

Shalene Singh-Shepherd

14 Jul 2021

5 min read

History of science

Paper dragons

Katherine Marshall

13 Jul 2021

4 min read

History of science

Cloud perspectives

Sandra Kemp

08 Jul 2021

5 min read

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Embracing pandemic uncertainty in science, society and policy

Dr Colin Foad

07 Jul 2021

6 min read

History of science

The jellyfish debate

Ellen Embleton

01 Jul 2021

4 min read

History of science

Wings and things

Keith Moore

22 Jun 2021

3 min read

Publishing

Welcome to Biology Letters’ New Editorial Board Members

Surayya Johar

18 Jun 2021

5 min read

News and views

Reflections on the 2021 Pairing Scheme

16 Jun 2021

6 min read

History of science

Dinosaurs and brains

Frankie Chappell

15 Jun 2021

3 min read

Publishing

Advancing bioinformatics research in Latin America

Jessica Miller

11 Jun 2021

3 min read

History of science

Head of steam

Rupert Baker

08 Jun 2021

4 min read

Publishing

Suction-assisted grabbing by elephants

Professor David Hu

02 Jun 2021

4 min read

History of science

Early man cave

Jon Bushell

01 Jun 2021

6 min read

Publishing

Preventing malaria with purpose-built houses

Professor Steve Lindsay

26 May 2021

4 min read

History of science

Penning puns

Virginia Mills

25 May 2021

5 min read

Publishing

Welcoming new Associate Editors to Royal Society Open Science

Callum Shoosmith

21 May 2021

5 min read

History of science

Jewels of the sea

Sandra Santos

18 May 2021

3 min read

Publishing

Our transition to Open Access

Stuart Taylor

14 May 2021

4 min read

Publishing

The impact of future ocean acidification on coral reef survival

Billy Moore

12 May 2021

3 min read

History of science

Blogspawn

Katherine Marshall

11 May 2021

4 min read

History of science

An upgrade to our Picture Library

Ellen Embleton

05 May 2021

3 min read

Publishing

Social support and maternal-child health

Dr Abigail Page

03 May 2021

5 min read

History of science

St Lubbock's Days

Rupert Baker

27 Apr 2021

4 min read

Schools Network

More than fun: enrichment activities rooted in contemporary science

Lucy Holdcroft

26 Apr 2021

5 min read

History of science

A spoonful of sugar

Frankie Chappell

20 Apr 2021

5 min read

Publishing

Royal Society Open Science welcomes PCI Registered Reports

Andrew Dunn

19 Apr 2021

3 min read

Publishing

Interdisciplinary approaches to dynamics in biology

Jessica Miller

16 Apr 2021

3 min read

Schools Network

Partnership Grants - engaging in scientific research

Christine Sneddon

14 Apr 2021

3 min read

Publishing

Peer review during the pandemic – thank you!

Phil Hurst

13 Apr 2021

3 min read

History of science

Wonderful museums

Keith Moore

13 Apr 2021

3 min read

Publishing

Biographical Memoirs Volume 70: Discovery and Innovation

Callum Shoosmith

08 Apr 2021

3 min read

Publishing

Science, Society and Policy in Royal Society Open Science

Andrew Dunn

08 Apr 2021

4 min read

News and views

A China-UK dialogue on artificial intelligence

Professor Sir Keith Burnett FRS

08 Apr 2021

9 min read

History of science

Snapping scientists

Ellen Embleton

07 Apr 2021

3 min read

History of science

Volcanic vistas

Jon Bushell

30 Mar 2021

5 min read

News and views

How is COVID-19 evolving?

Dr Katrina Lythgoe

29 Mar 2021

7 min read

Publishing

Should We Trust Computers?

Dr Roger Highfield

29 Mar 2021

5 min read

History of science

Funding Victorian science

Virginia Mills

24 Mar 2021

5 min read

News and views

What might the future of the UK countryside look like?

Jamie Upton

24 Mar 2021

5 min read

News and views

A new approach to regulating genetic technologies

Dame Linda Partridge DBE FMedSci FRS

23 Mar 2021

3 min read

Schools Network

Partnership Grants - building links between local schools

Cameron and William

23 Mar 2021

3 min read

History of science

Something old, something blue

Sandra Santos

17 Mar 2021

3 min read

Publishing

Proceedings B introduces Biological Applications subject category

Shalene Singh-Shepherd

13 Mar 2021

1 min read

Publishing

Hard to catch: experimental evidence supports evasive mimicry

Shalene Singh-Shepherd

11 Mar 2021

5 min read

History of science

Science decade

Katherine Marshall

10 Mar 2021

2 min read

News and views

A day in the life of an applied mathematician: Professor Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb

09 Mar 2021

3 min read

News and views

State of the planet - how human activity is driving climate change

09 Mar 2021

9 min read

News and views

A day in the life of a scientist: Dr Sabrina Simoncelli

Dr Sabrina Simoncelli

09 Mar 2021

3 min read

History of science

Perfect copy

Ellen Embleton

03 Mar 2021

4 min read

Schools Network

Partnership Grants - how one project developed virtually

David Rigmand

02 Mar 2021

2 min read

Publishing

Carbon dioxide detection in biological systems

Jessica Miller

24 Feb 2021

4 min read

History of science

Mars attracts

Rupert Baker

24 Feb 2021

4 min read

Publishing

The political brain

Helen Eaton

23 Feb 2021

3 min read

News and views

What do we know about Long Covid?

Professor Charles Bangham FMedSci FRS

20 Feb 2021

8 min read

History of science

Off the charts

Frankie Chappell

17 Feb 2021

5 min read

Publishing

Celebrating Chinese New Year cuisine with the help of physics

Jessica Miller

13 Feb 2021

5 min read

News and views

What does the UK-EU deal mean for science?

Sir Richard Catlow FRS

12 Feb 2021

5 min read

History of science

Wildlife trade

Keith Moore

10 Feb 2021

3 min read

Publishing

Meet the editor: Stephen Hyde

Jessica Miller

06 Feb 2021

3 min read

Publishing

Welcome aboard - introducing more new Proceedings B Associate Editors

Shalene Singh-Shepherd

04 Feb 2021

3 min read

History of science

Standing on the boulders of giants

Katherine Marshall

03 Feb 2021

3 min read

News and views

Why we know vaccines work

Professor Charles Bangham FMedSci FRS

30 Jan 2021

8 min read

History of science

Bird brains

Jon Bushell

29 Jan 2021

5 min read

Publishing

Welcome aboard - introducing new Proceedings B Associate Editors

Shalene Singh-Shepherd

27 Jan 2021

4 min read

News and views

Trends on students and staff with disabilities in STEM

Professor Seralynne Vann

22 Jan 2021

6 min read

Schools Network

Computing at School

Mr Simon Humphreys

20 Jan 2021

5 min read

History of science

No tar, Bishop

Rupert Baker

20 Jan 2021

5 min read

Publishing

Philosophical Transactions A: Looking back at 2020

Alice Power

15 Jan 2021

2 min read

History of science

Lost and found

Louisiane Ferlier

13 Jan 2021

5 min read

History of science

Relaunching the Lisa Jardine Grant for 2021

Virginia Mills

07 Jan 2021

4 min read

History of science

Shed a little (candle)light

Ellen Embleton

23 Dec 2020

4 min read

History of science

The poison of Empire

Frankie Chappell

16 Dec 2020

5 min read

News and views

An equitable ‘Agricultural Transition’

Zoe Davies

12 Dec 2020

7 min read

History of science

Crowns and sceptres

Keith Moore

10 Dec 2020

3 min read

Schools Network

Partnership Grants - supporting students with SEND

Kathryn McLaughlin

05 Dec 2020

3 min read

Publishing

2020: A Year of Read & Publish

Stuart Taylor

03 Dec 2020

2 min read

History of science

Deck the walls

Katherine Marshall

02 Dec 2020

2 min read

History of science

Nobel ambitions

Jon Bushell

25 Nov 2020

5 min read

History of science

Science in history

Rupert Baker

18 Nov 2020

2 min read

Schools Network

Partnership Grants - undertaking STEM projects in COVID times

Gordon Taylor

14 Nov 2020

2 min read

Schools Network

Partnership Grants - how lockdown enabled us to create new partnerships

Jennifer Love

14 Nov 2020

5 min read

Publishing

Ready, steady, go: how many hot dogs is it possible to eat in 10 minutes?

Professor James M Smoliga

14 Nov 2020

8 min read

History of science

Digging for Dorothea

Virginia Mills

13 Nov 2020

7 min read

Publishing

Can Heliconius butterflies help us better understand evolutionary novelty?

Fletcher Young

12 Nov 2020

3 min read

Publishing

Ice Giant Systems as the Next Step in our Exploration of the Solar System

10 Nov 2020

6 min read

History of science

The art of the printscape

Louisiane Ferlier

04 Nov 2020

4 min read

Publishing

Unsung heroes in nursing and care homes

Elena Rusconi

30 Oct 2020

4 min read

History of science

Image enhancement

Ellen Embleton

28 Oct 2020

5 min read

News and views

Update from the party conferences

Professor Dame Linda Partridge

22 Oct 2020

4 min read

Publishing

Reflecting on 2020: Registered Reports, rapid review, COVID-19 and emerging scientific talent

Andrew Dunn

21 Oct 2020

2 min read

History of science

West Africans and the history of smallpox inoculation: Q&A with Elise A. Mitchell

Elise A. Mitchell

20 Oct 2020

12 min read

Publishing

Opportunity for all: ensuring equitable access to content and the publishing process

Publishing Team

20 Oct 2020

2 min read

Publishing

The drive to open

Stuart Taylor

19 Oct 2020

3 min read

Publishing