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Why are people still flying to climate conferences by private jet?

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…

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‘They give us better options for preserving nature’: Ed Yong on revealing the hidden lives of animals

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 Guardian - UK

Virtual reality and a ‘snail fossil’ meet in clash of old and new at Royal Society

The Summer Science Exhibition shows the enduring appeal of the prehistoric

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‘Look back and marvel’: how will today’s science be viewed in 2123?

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

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The Guardian view on nonfiction by women: so much buried treasure

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…

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Building telescopes on the moon could transform astronomy – and it's becoming an achievable goal

Lunar exploration is undergoing a renaissance. Dozens of missions, organized by multiple space agencies – and increasingly by commercial companies – are set to visit the moon by the end of this decade.

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Building telescopes on the Moon could transform astronomy – and it's becoming an achievable goal

Lunar exploration is undergoing a renaissance. Dozens of missions, organised by multiple space agencies – and increasingly by commercial companies – are set to visit the Moon by the end of this decade. Most of these will involve small robotic spacecraft, but NASA’s ambitious Artemis programme, aims to return humans…

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Applied science stigma holding back high-value economy

New Royal Society fellow pushes for greater recognition of applied science education and business leadership.

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Human genome editing offers tantalizing possibilities – but without clear guidelines, many ethical questions still remain

The Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing, a three-day conference organized by the Royal Society, the U.K. Academy of Medical Sciences, the U.S. National Academies of Sciences and Medicine and The World Academy of Sciences, was held this week in March 2023 at the Francis Crick Institute in London.…

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UK scientists welcome government’s new technology plan but say more funding needed

Intervention is ‘yet another sticking plaster’ says Royal Society president, as EU funding programmes highlighted

The Guardian - UK

Scientists pour cold water on UK aviation’s net zero ambitions

Country would need to devote half its farmland or more than double its renewable electricity supply, says study

The Guardian - UK

From Piltdown Man to anti-vaxxers ... What science’s worst hoaxes can teach us

Covid disinformation prompts Royal Society to consider ways of countering forgeries and falsehoods

The Guardian - UK

Joshua Reynolds’ ‘Portrait of Omai’ is a national treasure. Why is Britain struggling to keep it?

The fight to save the iconic work reflects a painful truth about the UK’s financial state

Financial Times

Selfie-takers ‘wanted validation from being at Nicola Bulley disappearance site’

Others might have been people wanting to make money from clicks online, a parliamentary committee heard.

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New department ‘puts science at the heart of government’

Downing Street said having a single department will help make sure the UK is the most innovative economy in the world.

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The regretful discoverer of sperm

Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek, the father of microbiology, was horrified by how sperm looked under the microscope

The Independent UK

Footballers, academics and business people recognised in New Year Honours

Scottish businesswoman Anita Frew receives a damehood.

Daily Record

New Year Honours list 2022: Scots including Andy Robertson, Jen Beattie and Beano illustrator receive award

Others honoured included an artist, a university principal, and a lollipop lady.

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COP27 will be remembered as a failure – here's what went wrong

Billed as “Africa’s COP”, the 27th UN climate change summit (otherwise known as COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, was expected to promote climate justice, as this is the continent most affected but least responsible for the climate crisis. Negotiations for a fund that would compensate developing countries for the loss…

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Watch Ian Blackford demolish arguments for nuclear power on Question Time

TIDAL power extinguishes the arguments for new nuclear plants, Ian Blackford has argued.

The Conversation

Elon Musk: how being autistic may make him think differently

The business magnate and new owner of Twitter Elon Musk revealed a while ago that he is autistic. Musk, the wealthiest person in the world, is autistic. Musk, a fellow of the prestigious Royal Society and Time’s 2021 Person of the Year, is autistic. One of the most famous people…

The Guardian - UK

Foreign Office vetting deterring top scientists from UK, Royal Society warns

Frustration growing at delays that leave some unable to take up prestigious posts for up to seven months

The Conversation

The Horn of Africa has had years of drought, yet groundwater supplies are increasing – why?

The Horn of Africa – which includes Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and some surrounding countries – has been hit by increasingly frequent and devastating droughts. Despite this, it seems the region has an increasing amount of groundwater. And this water could help support drought-stricken rural communities.

The Conversation

The dark web down under: what’s driving the rise and rise of NZ’s ‘Tor Market’ for illegal drugs?

New Zealand is generally proud of being a world leader, but there’s one claim that might not be universally admired: being home to the longest running English-language market for illegal drugs on the so-called “darknet”.

Evening Standard

Podcast: The Queen’s royal approval for UK’s science and technology

Monarch’s Royal Society links through the second Elizabethan age - and her childhood fun at the Science Museum

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