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19/06/2026

Though there might be an awful lot of sunshine forecast this weekend, but here's why sunlight is vital to our bodily function.

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18/06/2026

What exactly is a protein, and what are they made of?

17/06/2026

Which would bounce higher, a bowling ball thrown downwards or a bouncing ball thrown upwards? Here's another one that chatbots struggle with.

An author, comedian, historian, bookseller, radio presenter and palaeontologist have joined forces to judge this year's ...
16/06/2026

An author, comedian, historian, bookseller, radio presenter and palaeontologist have joined forces to judge this year's Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize. Chaired by Professor Mike Benton FRS, the panel of Adeela Badshah, Eshaan Akbar, Irenosen Okojie, Marnie Chesterton and Subhadra Das have the task of deciding the best science writing from around the world from the past year.

In a Prize first, the panel will reveal the shortlist live on the opening Lates evening of our Summer Science Exhibition, Tuesday 30 June.

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15/06/2026

Ocean systems don't always change gradually. Under the right conditions, they can shift abruptly, with far-reaching and potentially irreversible consequences.

To better understand these critical thresholds, the 2026 US-UK Scientific Forum convened leading scientists to examine the frontier of knowledge of tipping points in ocean systems.

Held May 19–20 at The Royal Society in London, the forum explored examples of past and projected ocean shifts, the drivers and mechanisms behind them, indicators and early-warning signals of approaching thresholds, implications for ecosystems and human systems, and strategies for anticipating, avoiding, or adapting to abrupt change.

Watch full recordings from the forum online: https://www.nasonline.org/event/us-uk-scientific-forum-on-shifts-and-tipping-points-in-ocean-systems/

15/06/2026

in 1752, Benjamin Franklin changed the world's understanding of the fundamental forces of nature by flying a kite into a lightning storm. Bill Bryson explains.

14/06/2026

How do you get your kids into mathematics? Hannah Fry gave us some thoughts.

13/06/2026

How do we know that extreme weather events are caused by ? Hannah Cloke explains.

12/06/2026

Emmanuel Wallace aka .manny1 explains the power of doing science experiments in school.

11/06/2026

Phineas Gage was unlucky enough to lose a part of his brain to a railroad spike. He survived the injury and changed the way we think about the human mind.

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