Robert Maxwell founded a scientific publishing empire after World War II that turned research papers into a profitable business.

The Royal Tombs of Ur, discovered in the 1920s, contained some of the most elaborate burials in the ancient world. But who ...

Li Minyong, a prominent medicinal chemist and a fellow of multiple international research societies, died on November 16 at the age of 49. His sudden death marks China’s latest loss of a leading ...

The Royal Photographic Society Awards, the longest-running photography prize, has unveiled its 2025 recipients.

Nancy Dickmann’s The Rocks Book (Lonely Planet Kids) and Nicola Davies’ Green, illustrated by Emily Sutton (Walker Books) ...

Queen Mary Professor of Materials Science, Professor Sir Colin Humphreys, has been appointed as a Member of the Council of ...

The Royal Society has revealed the six titles on its 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize shortlist. Author and palaeontologist Steve Brusatte revealed the news at the Edinburgh International ...

To celebrate its fifth year of publication, Journal of the Royal Society Interface in conjunction with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) honoured the best research article ...

Ever suddenly realize you had picked up certain words or ways of speaking from a close friend? It turns out that humans are ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information Notes and Records is the Royal Society's journal on the history of science. Each issue highlights fascinating examples of science ...

Penn professor Michael Mann was recently elected a fellow of The Royal Society. Mann — a Presidential Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science — joins more than 90 ...

Okay–for real, this is the last post before the weekend. The Royal Society has posted its longlist for their science book prize, and Microcosm is on it. Here’s the full line-up, with comments from the ...