William to attend celebration of efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance The Prince of Wales will deliver a short speech at the event. The Independent UK · May 16, 2024
Stephen Cox obituary Other lives: Former director-general of the Commonwealth Institute and executive secretary of the Royal Society under four presidents The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2024
From Migration to Curb Your Enthusiasm: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment The latest animation from the people who brought us Minions looks set to get kids all in a flap, and Larry David’s awks-tastic sitcom is back for a final season The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2024
Jellyfish elevator carrying fish from ocean depths captured in weird, otherworldly photo Image of a fish catching a lift on a jellyfish elevator is one of the winners of the Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition. LiveScience · Dec 21, 2023
Five major outcomes from the latest UN climate summit The latest UN climate summit, COP28, was always going to be controversial. It was held in a state whose economy is heavily dependent on oil and gas – the United Arab Emirates. The summit president, Sultan Al Jaber, remains head of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and recently declared… The Conversation · Dec 14, 2023
Prize-winning macro photo takes us into the Martian-like world of plasmodial slime mold Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition 2023 announces winners, showing exceptional scientific photography Digital Camera World · Dec 14, 2023
Why are people still flying to climate conferences by private jet? Rishi Sunak, David Cameron and King Charles are just three of the more than 70,000 delegates from nearly 200 countries at the latest UN climate summit in Dubai, COP28. But they are among hundreds who will have travelled there by private jet. In fact, the UK prime minister, foreign secretary… The Conversation · Dec 1, 2023
Is Virgin Atlantic ‘Flight100’ the key to sustainable aviation? What is ‘SAF’ and is it really the key to zero-emission flight? The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023
‘They give us better options for preserving nature’: Ed Yong on revealing the hidden lives of animals The Pulitzer-winning author, who has just won the Royal Society science book prize for An Immense World, reveals how radical empathy uncovers the forces that have driven evolution and teaches us new ways to engage The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2023
Climate change could lead to food-related civil unrest in UK within 50 years, say experts The emptying of supermarket shelves during the COVID pandemic demonstrated the chaos that disruption to the UK’s food supply can provoke. Could this type of disruption have a different cause in the future? And what might the impact on society be? The Conversation · Oct 12, 2023
Wednesday briefing: Why Britain needs more black science professors In today’s newsletter: Black professors make up less than 1% of science academics – will a new Royal Society scheme address the imbalance? The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023
UK academics urge Royal Society to condemn fossil fuel industry Exclusive: Letter signed by more than 1,200 leading figures calls for ‘unambiguous statement’ about climate crisis The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2023
First contact with aliens could end in colonization and genocide if we don't learn from history How humanity responds to the first contact with intelligent alien life could determine the very fate of our species. Here's what we can learn from history. Space · Aug 14, 2023
Rishi Sunak’s green backtracking contrasts strongly with previous prime ministers’ efforts UK prime minister Rishi Sunak appears to be wavering on “net zero by 2050” that Theresa May successfully passed through parliament with barely a cough of disapproval in 2019. The Conversation · Aug 3, 2023
Salon · Jul 22, 2023 Alien contact could be a disaster A public ET message could initiate cascading events, including military actions to corporate resource mining
LiveScience · Jul 21, 2023 First contact with aliens could easily end in genocide, scholars warn SETI has been searching for evidence of alien life – but could doing so end in disaster?
The Conversation · Jul 19, 2023 First contact with aliens could end in colonization and genocide if we don't learn from history We’re only halfway through 2023, and it feels already like the year of alien contact.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2023 British scientists can request grants if UK rejoins EU’s £85bn Horizon scheme ‘Expected’ return could help retain scientists and researchers lost after grants were cancelled in Brexit row
The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2023 ‘Look back and marvel’: how will today’s science be viewed in 2123? As the Royal Society’s Summer Science exhibition opens we ask four experts for their predictions
The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2023 Virtual reality and a ‘snail fossil’ meet in clash of old and new at Royal Society The Summer Science Exhibition shows the enduring appeal of the prehistoric
Wales Online · Jun 28, 2023 New GCSE science exams in Wales criticised by leading organisations The Royal Society of Chemistry and Institute of Physics criticised the Welsh Government's plans to change GCSE science qualifications
The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 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…
The Week · Jun 7, 2023 First crocodile virgin birth recorded The first virgin birth by a crocodile has been reported by a reptile park in Costa Rica. An 18-year-old crocodile laid an egg containing a fully formed foetus, despite having been housed alone for 16 years and never mating. The Royal Society, in its journal Biology Letters, said this is…
Space · May 17, 2023 Building telescopes on the moon could transform astronomy – and it's becoming an achievable goal Lunar exploration is undergoing a renaissance. Dozens of missions, organized by multiple space agencies – and increasingly by commercial companies – are set to visit the moon by the end of this decade.
The Hindu · May 11, 2023 Alagappa College of Technology alumnus makes it to Royal Society of London An alumnus of the Alagappa College of Technology of Anna University M. Madan Babu has been elected as Fellow of the Royal Society of London (2023)