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1) And the winner is… science book prize special!
Every year we celebrate the best in popular science books with our Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize 2016. Yesterday we announced this year's prize which was awarded to Andrea Wulf f...Show More
2) Spaceflight, space junk, and the hunt for life in space – meet the experts in this month’s episode of R Science
This month we’re going into outer space. We ask the experts if human space flight is worth the risk; find out what we can do about all the junk whizzing around in orbit; fast forward to find out how t...Show More
3) Meet Google’s internet evangelist and flick through the best autograph book in the world
Every July the Royal Society's new Fellows convene at the Royal Society to add their names to our prestigious charter book in a special ceremony that harks back to the Royal Society's founding in the ...Show More
4) Take a sneak peek at the Summer Science Exhibition 2016!
It's the first week of July and that can mean only one thing- it's time for the Royal Society's annual Summer Science Exhibition. This week the Royal Society's home, a stone's throw from London's Tr...Show More
5) June 2016: Agriculture
This month we’re exploring agriculture and food. The global population is around 7 billion and growing fast. Food security is a real issue. In 2015, 800 million people didn’t get enough calories to re...Show More
6) May 2016: Matters of the mind
Welcome to the May episode of R.Science. This month we're featuring scientists who are delving into the most complex structure in the Universe, the human brain. Although mightily complex, recent advan...Show More
7) April 2016: Machine Learning
This month on R.Science we're talking about machine learning- a field of science and a powerful technology that allows machines to learn from data and self-improve. It's technology that's already used...Show More
8) March 2016: Diversity
This month on R.Science we're talking about diversity in science. When you're trying to solve a problem, drawing from the experiences and perspectives of people with the widest range of backgrounds an...Show More
9) February 2016: Evolution
This month we're exploring evolution and we celebrate the 50 year career of Professor Richard Leakey FRS – a renowned conservationist and fossil hunter. We'll also hear from experts who study fossils ...Show More
10) January 2016: Climate special
This month we’re discussing all things climate change, looking back at events in 2015 and forward to how this global threat might be tackled. 2015 was a big year for climate change, with a new agreeme...Show More