The Royal Society is a Fellowship of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. http://t.co/RVhEldfBvO
#OnThisDay in 1977, NASA launched the Voyager 1 probe on its journey to study the outer solar system. After 42 years of operation, the probe is still transmitting data, and at over 13.9 billion miles from Earth, is the most distant man-made object from work. #SpaceExploration
We are happy to announce the shortlist for the 2020 Royal Society Young People's Book Prize! From the microbes in your gut, through the poetic language of code to the wonders of space and beyond, find out more about this year's selections. #YoungSciBooks
Born #OnThisDay in 1632 was Antonie van Leeuwenhoek FRS, pioneering microbiologist and microscopist. His interest in lens making led to his discovery of microbial life, and he was one of the first to experiment with microbes, or 'animalcules' as he called them. #HistoryOfScience
Join us on Thursday as @harrietbulkeley , @mtadie , Pete Smith and Jim Skea explore the 'new normal' after #COVID19 and the opportunity for a green recovery after the pandemic. Find out more. #YouAndThePlanet
Join us online on November 12 for the 2020 Michael Faraday Prize Lecture with Professor David Spiegelhalter@d_spiegel , in discussion with @TimHarford about communicating statistics in the time of #COVID19 , and how to understand risk. Find out more:
Born #OnThisDay in 1642 was one of the greatest and most infuential scientific minds in history, Sir Isaac Newton PRS.
Join economist Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta & Nobel-prize winning biologist Sir Venki Ramakrishnan tomorrow at 2pm on our YouTube channel as they discuss the #DasguptaReview on the economics of biodiversity. You can submit your questions in advance here:
Yuri Gagarin, the Russian cosmonaut and the first person to journey to space, was born #onthisday in 1934. He piloted the Vostok 1 mission in 1961 and spent one hour and 48 minutes in space.
New research in @RSocPublishing #BiologyLetters reveals that 19th century sperm whales made cultural changes to their behaviour to avoid the harpoons of whalers. The study has implications for the way modern whales cope with changes caused by humans.
Born #OnThisDay in 1921 was Mary Jackson, @NASA 's first black female engineer. She developed expertise working with wind tunnels and analysing data on aircraft flight experiments, and eventually became an equal opportunity specialist to help women & minorities. #WomenInSTEM
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Born #OnThisDay in 1912 was Alan Turing FRS. Celebrated as "Father of computer science, mathematician, logician, wartime codebreaker, victim of prejudice", he made foundational contributions to artificial intelligence & theoretical biology during his short career.
It's everybody's favourite day, #PenguinAwarenessDay ! So it's important to know your penguins. Spot them too (Pic - )
Today, we are celebrating the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering & maths #AdaLovelaceDay
It's everybody's favourite day, #PenguinAwarenessDay ! So it's important to know your penguins. Spot them too
If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, it will impact on scientific research immediately and could take years to rebuild. Our factsheet explains why leaving the EU with #nodeal is a bad deal for science #brexit
Happy birthday to a true inspiration, Sir David Attenborough FRS, 91 today
"Don't be afraid of hard work. Nothing worthwhile comes easily. Don't let others discourage you or tell you that you can't do it." Gertrude B Elion ForMemRS, inventor of immunosuppressant drugs, born #OnThisDay in 1918 #WomenInSTEM
In honour of the legendary Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy author, Douglas Adams. Do not forget your towel today! #TowelDay
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