basket of figs so she can evade Caesar's humiliating triumph. As with everything about Cleopatra, the moment is also deeply erotic, "a lover's pinch", as two elements conjoin in a moment that combines ...

Winner: Jiyoo Erin Lee, age 10, from Seoul Foreign School, South Korea Highly commended: Eugene Han, age 11, from Seoul Foreign School, South Korea Highly commended: Jasmine Wills, age 11, from ...

The Events Working Group (EWG) is a new initiative by the Royal Society of Biology (RSB) to curate and manage high-quality, accessible events for individual and organisational members. Its primary ...

The Science of Walking retraces the history of the growing interest in the physical act of walking - locomotion - in Western societies (particularly France, Germany, and Britain). Through the 19th ...

In our very first episode of the Biosphere Podcast, we dive into the world of animal behaviour and talk to Professor Sir Ian Boyd, RSB's President about his research and his science policy experience ...

Professor Janey Henderson studied at Aberdeen and Manchester Universities before gaining her PhD from Durham University, a CASE award with Rothamsted Experimental Station. Janey completed ...

Beyond Extinction is Wolfgang Grulke’s personal exploration of life in the oceans. It is beautifully illustrated with pictures from his field trips around the world, from sponges that are two metres ...

The President’s Medal is awarded to those individuals who have supported the Royal Society of Biology in an exceptional way, going above and beyond the normal volunteer role and having a significant ...

before the white-BAME awarding gap will close, and 2085-86 before the white-black awarding gap will close, according to Gary Loke, director of knowledge, innovation and delivery at Advance HE. These ...

appreciative of Shere Hite's books. He is less critical of the National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal) than I would be. He recommends Bonk as a source (I haven't seen it), and he ...

Advice, resources and announcements for schools, students and parents during COVID-19 pandemic Educators across the UK are now dealing with new challenges as schools and universities partially reopen ...

We have a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) in place with the College of Applied Biologists, based in British Columbia, Canada, whereby Registered Professional Biologists (R.P.Bio.) in Canada can be ...