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What does the Royal Society Library want for Christmas? Keith Moore lists some stocking fillers to plug the gaps in our printed book collections.

As 2025 draws to a close, we’re excited to reveal the top 10 most popular papers from across the Royal Society’s journals, ranked by Altmetric attention scores. These studies captured global interest, sparking conversations in news outlets, social media, and beyond.

Jon Bushell looks at the Edinburgh University artificial intelligence research of Christopher Longuet-Higgins FRS, and the impact on AI of the 1973 Lighthill report.

Philosophical Transactions B recently published a theme issue on ‘Transforming cultural evolution research and its application to global futures’. In this blog, Guest Editor Professor Rachel Kendal (Durham University) tells us how this issue came about, and about some of the important research highlighted in this issue.

Heading to Cell Bio 2025 this December? Royal Society Publishing is excited to join the global cell biology community once again for one of the most inspiring gatherings in the field.  

The work of Sheina Marshall FRS on plankton and coral reefs revealed new dimensions of the ocean’s complexity, as Eloise Barber explains.

New research published in Royal Society Open Science presents a novel species of sea anemone belonging to the genus Paracalliactis, discovered in the deep waters off the Pacific coast of Japan. Professor Akihiro Yoshikawa, from Kumamoto University, tells us more about the recent discovery of Paracalliactis tsukisome.

Katherine Marshall shares some colourful Christmas gift ideas from the Royal Society Print Shop.

To celebrate LGBTQ+ in STEM day, we’ve spoken to members of the Staff Pride Network, Fellows’ Pride network, the Royal Society Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and the Diversity and Inclusion team, for their reflections on the day and what it meant to them to march in Pride.

As part of our ongoing scope review, Open Biology is pleased to share some updates that strengthen the journal’s identity and clarify our remit within the life sciences.

An invitation to join the online audience for the Royal Society's ‘Women in Science: historical perspectives’ conference on Tuesday 18 November.