In 1944, physicist Erwin Schrödinger wrote What is Life? a book that inspired Francis Crick to embark on his Nobel prize-winning research on DNA. But Schrödinger's challenging question, 'how can the ...

Three Libyan fishers died this summer after eating silverstripe blaasop. Sadly, they were not the first, nor likely the last, to suffer the effects of the potent neurotoxin tetrodotoxin (TTX) found in ...

It is a rare skill to write for a lay audience and still maintain as high a level of scholarship as Reich achieves here. Readers who enjoy the investigative nature of science will be spellbound not ...

This straight line represents the border between nature and the humanity. However, human impact like this can be seen all over the world with ecosystems going through huge, dramatic changes. Almost ...

What is biology and how is it done? A few simple resources to introduce the topic and open up discussions around what biologists do. 1. What is biology? Most suitable for ages 11+ A simple definition ...

A Column of Smoke weaves together a fictional story about love and relationships with a topical scientific dilemma. We follow Sally, a young postdoctoral researcher who has to make some difficult ...

Professor Black is director of the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification at the University of Dundee. She is a founder and past president of the British Association for Human Identification and ...

Areas of RSB work relevant to nature and climate policy issues, including committee work, letters to Government, policy responses and more. Our Climate and Nature Strategy is available to download ...

A selection of activities related to food waste, food production and climate change. Food security lesson plans Most suitable for school students aged 14+ These resources were developed in partnership ...

The Royal Society of Biology's training programme supports biologists who want to gain the skills to accelerate their career development Since the training programme began in October 2014, a wide ...

Attending a face to face training course can develop your skills and knowledge and provide opportunities for you to network and learn from others. Below is a list of the RSB training topics, subject ...