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Exclusive: Fellows divided as council reportedly puts forward Sir Paul Nurse for role never held by a woman

Argument about a lemon or an orange-shaped planet highlights importance of international competition in science, curator says

Social media and messaging apps such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Messenger are increasingly used to buy and sell drugs in many countries. New Zealand is no exception.

Other lives: Former director-general of the Commonwealth Institute and executive secretary of the Royal Society under four presidents

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…

Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition 2023 announces winners, showing exceptional scientific photography

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 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 Summer Science Exhibition shows the enduring appeal of the prehistoric

As the Royal Society’s Summer Science exhibition opens we ask four experts for their predictions

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…