Vida Milovanovic
history of science
5 mins
Friends reunited
Vida Milovanovic discovers the stories behind the Royal Society's portraits of Albert Einstein and Max Born.
Katherine Marshall
history of science
5 mins
Copycats
Centuries before digital cameras, how did early Fellows of the Royal Society approach the tricky problem of reproducing text and images? Katherine Marshall investigates.
Buchi Okereafor
publishing
3 mins
Exploring the role of risk gene CNTN4 and APP in neuronal development
Dr Asami Oguro-Ando tells us about the research published in her new Open Biology paper, a study which explores the pivotal role of the gene CNTN4 and APP in neuronal development.
Ainsley Vinall
history of science
6 mins
Family portrait
The scientific influence of Thomas Henry Huxley FRS reappears throughout the lives of his children and grandchildren, as Ainsley Vinall discovers.
Graham Hutchings FRS
news and views
5 mins
Why we need to “defossilise” our chemicals
The chemicals that feed us, keep us healthy, help us stay clean, and provide the products we use every day need to change.
Virginia Mills
history of science
6 mins
Sun and moon stones
In the vaults of the Royal Society Library, Virginia Mills digs up some past research into the connection between celestial phenomena and ancient monuments.
Dr Ettore Camerlenghi
publishing
3 mins
Spring foe, Winter friend—cooperative behaviour trends in superb fairy-wrens
A new Proceedings B paper explores the seasonal variation in cooperative behaviour displayed by superb fairy-wrens. Lead author, Ettore Camerlenghi, tells us more.
Hirra Ateeq
history of science
5 mins
Top tiffs
Hirra Ateeq discovers offended Fellows and long-running squabbles as she catalogues the Royal Society's Miscellaneous Correspondence.
Callum Shoosmith
publishing
4 mins
Life on Moon? Biographical Memoirs Vol. 76
The latest volume of Biographical Memoirs celebrates scientific endeavours across all scales, from big questions about extra-terrestrial life, to the small matter of how a cell dies.
Jon Bushell
history of science
5 mins
Eclipse trips
On the day of a total solar eclipse visible across North America, Jon Bushell looks at accounts of eclipses in the collections of the Royal Society.
Shalene Singh-Shepherd
publishing
3 mins
Proceedings B welcomes new Associate Editor Danai Papageorgiou
Behavioural ecologist Danai Papageorgiou has recently joined the journal’s editorial board.
Keith Moore
history of science
5 mins
Lady Mary’s letters
Keith Moore looks at the fascinating life of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, writer, traveller and champion of the practice of smallpox inoculation.