October 1, 2023

A 48-hour time-lapse video of developing neurons within a chick embryo's central nervous system is the winning entry in this year’s Nikon Small World in Motion Video Competition.

Biology, Biotech, Cytology, Life Sciences, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology

September 9, 2023

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council are funding the Royal Veterinary College efforts to develop vaccines to tackle the most...

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Biology, Biotech, Cell Biology, Food & Bev, Health, Microbiology, Pathology, Pharmaceutical, Policy, Zoology

August 5, 2023

American Laurent Formery’s portrait of the nervous system of a juvenile sea star (Patiria miniata) has won the fourth Evident Global Image of the Year Scientific Light Microscopy Award.

Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Biological Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Environment, Microbiology

June 4, 2023

Entries are invited for the return of the Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition after a gap of several years caused by the Covid pandemic.

Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering

Astronomy, Biology, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Microbiology

March 5, 2023

Scientists funded by the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) have turned parfumiers, producing a natural but cruelty free scent in the lab.

Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Medical/Health, Microbiology

January 22, 2023

InnoScot Health, the private body working with NHS Scotland to drive commercial innovation in the sector, has applauded the UK Government decision to provide nearly £1 million for three projects...

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Food & Bev, Food Science, Health, Health & Safety, Health/Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Policy, Virology

October 15, 2022

The three millimetre hand of a lizard embryo captured on camera in incredible detail has won first place out of 1,300 entries to this year’s Nikon Small World photo competition.

Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Biology, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Environment, Genetics, Life Sciences, Marine Biology, Microbiology, Neuroscience, Physiology, Zoology

August 19, 2022

Scientists believe they have found a way to improve the efficiency of biocatalysis by avoiding the costs and time involved in gene editing methods.

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Materials, Physics & Engineering

Biochemistry, Biology, Biotech, Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Environment, Food & Bev, Genetics, Materials Science, Microbiology, Pharmaceutical

May 4, 2022

Scientists announce comprehensive regional diagnostic of microbial ocean life using DNA testing. Large-scale ‘metabarcoding’ methods could revolutionize how society understands forces that drive the planet’s ability to remove greenhouse gases.

Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Botany, Cell Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Genetics, Marine Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Oceanography, Proteomics & Genomics, Zoology

March 7, 2022

Researchers engineered a strain of bacteria to break down carbon dioxide (CO2), converting it into commonly used chemicals. The approach removes CO2 from the atmosphere and bypasses using fossil fuels...

Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences

Atmospheric Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Green Chemistry, Microbiology, Organic Chemistry