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Blog posts and articles from the Royal Society.
History of science blog posts
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Rupert Baker
In History of science
5 min read
Twelfth man
Eleven of the twelve Founder Fellows of the Royal Society signed the Charter Book - but who missed鈥�
Keith Moore
In History of science
4 min read
Harmless drudges
Newly-catalogued archives at the Royal Society link Thomas Pennant, Dr Johnson and Sir John鈥�
Ainsley Vinall
In History of science
5 min read
Snakes and leaders
Ainsley Vinall examines the symbolism behind a late portrait of Isaac Newton in the collections of鈥�
Virginia Mills
In History of science
6 min read
The two doctors
Virginia Mills finds 鈥榓 beautiful and unbroken marriage of souls鈥� between two seventeenth-century鈥�
Jon Bushell
In History of science
7 min read
Icy relations
Royal Society manuscripts and photographs from the 1901-1904 British National Antarctic Expedition鈥�
News and views blog posts
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Professor Charles Bangham FMedSci FRS
In News and views
9 min read
Five questions on Long Covid
This article builds on the 2024 blog post 鈥業s there hope for people with Long Covid?鈥�
Professor Dame Athene Donald DBE FRS
In News and views
3 min read
Technicians and the fellowship
Professor Athene Donald FRS explains the crucial role of technical professionals in Research and鈥�
Dr Nicola Quick
In News and views
4 min read
Biodiversity matters: teaching young students to love nature using immersive science and data collection
Teacher Laura Russo and STEM Partner Dr Nicola Quick share their experience of working together on鈥�
Dr Rebecca Chadwick
In News and views
2 min read
Dr Shruti Mandhani: Motherhood, materials and making space
For International Women鈥檚 Day, Dr Rebecca Chadwick highlights Dr Shruti Mandhani鈥檚 impressive鈥�
Zainab Hussain
In News and views
3 min read
Music on prescription: one scientist鈥檚 journey to healing hearts through music
How music, science and arrhythmia weaved their way throughout Professor Elaine Chew鈥檚 life and鈥�
Publishing blog posts
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Desmond J Higham
In Publishing
3 min read
Safe, secure and robust AI for safety-critical systems
Philosophical Transactions A has published a theme issue on 'Safe, secure and robust AI for鈥�
Rachel Gladman
In Publishing
5 min read
Celebrating the top-cited Royal Society journal articles of 2025
In this blog post, we share the top-cited articles of 2025, showcasing the breadth and impact of鈥�
Professor Sarah Brosnan
In Publishing
6 min read
The other 1%: Showcasing underrepresented voices in biological science
guest editors Sarah Brosnan, Stephanie Meirmans, Maurine Neiman, Guadalupe Peralta and Shalene鈥�
Ciara Doyle
In Publishing
5 min read
Fine-scale spatiotemporal predator-prey interactions in an Antarctic fur seal colony
Royal Society Open Science recently published an article on 鈥楩ine-scale spatiotemporal鈥�
Helen Eaton
In Publishing
5 min read
The evolution of collective intelligence: Q&A with theme issue Guest Editors
Philosophical Transactions B recently published a theme issue on 鈥楾he evolution of collective鈥�