To celebrate Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday, we have compiled all his greatest contributions to the Royal Institutio ...

This document sets out a formal consultation by the members of the Mond Trust Committee (MTC) concerning a proposed new Scheme that governs The Mond Trust. The Mond Trust is a charitable trust ...

Explore how transposons impact gene expression in the placenta, and what effects this has on pregnancy with research leader Jennifer Frost. How are segments of DNA preserved from ancient viruses ...

The Royal Institution (Ri) has today invited expressions of interest from organisations to livestream the 200th CHRISTMAS LECTURES. The Royal Institution (Ri) has today invited expressions of interest ...

Nature is full of remarkable mathematical patterns and clever designs, and honeybees are some of nature's most impressive engineers. Inside a hive, bees build honeycomb structures made from thousands ...

From thin film coatings to drug delivery and even antimicrobial resistance, nanoparticles have a huge range of applications. In this month's From The Lab episode, chemist Ivan Parkin explores some of ...

On behalf of the Staff, Trustees, Patrons and Members of the Royal Institution (Ri), Director, Katherine Mathieson, has today paid tribute to former Trustee, Julian Hunt, Baron Hunt of Chesterton.

Batteries are the heartbeat of the modern world. But the race to build a device that charges faster, lasts longer, and costs less has traditionally been a slow game ...

As the highly anticipated sci-fi film hits the theatres, we dive into the microbiology at the heart of its story.

Evolution is a seemingly inconsistent process, switching from long periods of stability to rapid transitions. But what allows some species to survive and adapt to new environments, while others are ...

When you turn on the lights, charge a device, or enjoy a warm meal on a cold day, do you stop to think about where the energy came from, and how it got there? Most of us rarely pause to consider the ...

Melanie Challenger is joined by a panel of guests to discuss the science behind one of the most fundamental questions in the world; What does it mean to be alive? Drawing on Melanie’s new book ‘Alive’ ...