Royal Society exhibition revives 18th-century debate about shape of the Earth
Argument about a lemon or an orange-shaped planet highlights importance of international competition in science, curator says
March 2024
Other lives
Stephen Cox obituary
Other lives: Former director-general of the Commonwealth Institute and executive secretary of the Royal Society under four presidents
December 2023
Royal Society Publishing photography competition 2023 – in pictures
The microscopic world hidden within an unassuming autumn leaf has been announced as the winner of the Royal Society publishing photography competition 2023
October 2023
Does winning a Nobel prize make you less productive? Do you get ‘Nobelitis’? Here’s what it did to me
Paul Nurse
There’s something to the notion that Nobel winners create less thereafter, says scientist Paul Nurse
August 2023
Lockdowns and face masks ‘unequivocally’ cut spread of Covid, report finds
UK academics urge Royal Society to condemn fossil fuel industry
July 2023
Virtual reality and a ‘snail fossil’ meet in clash of old and new at Royal Society
‘Look back and marvel’: how will today’s science be viewed in 2123?
June 2023
The Guardian view on nonfiction by women: so much buried treasure
Editorial: Nearly three decades after the founding of the Women’s prize, the fight for space in fiction has largely been won. It’s time to move on to politics, history, science, sport…
April 2023
We are flying in the face of climate evidence
Letter: The government’s plans for a net zero aviation sector will have little impact, says Nick Hodgkinson
February 2023
From Piltdown Man to anti-vaxxers ... What science’s worst hoaxes can teach us
Covid disinformation prompts Royal Society to consider ways of countering forgeries and falsehoods
November 2022
Foreign Office vetting deterring top scientists from UK, Royal Society warns
Frustration growing at delays that leave some unable to take up prestigious posts for up to seven months
June 2022
Replace A-levels to combat ‘academic snobbery’, says Royal Society president
Young people need broader range of skills to create more equal society, says Sir Adrian Smith
April 2021
Why are there still so few black scientists in the UK?
There have been many reports but little action: the UK’s university science departments have a serious diversity problem – experts explain what needs to change
March 2021
Britain’s ‘brutal’ cuts to overseas aid put African science projects in peril
Black graduates 'shut out' of academic science and technology careers
February 2021
UK scientists highlight 12 criteria for Covid vaccine passports
Royal Society says issues such as certifying immunity and data protection need to be considered
November 2020
'It'll upset a few fellows': Royal Society adds Jocelyn Bell Burnell portrait
Painting of astrophysicist joins male-dominated collection at organisation’s London HQ
August 2020
Easing Covid limits early 'could inflate deaths and deepen recession'
Experts say government must not risk pitting the economy against public health
July 2020
UK children could 'lose 3% of lifetime earnings' due to lockdown school closures
Royal Society report warns without catch up younger children potentially face loss of £40,000 future income
