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With the advancement of technology, the possibilities are endless. What are the positive and negative implications of possessing

One ant species among the 16,000 known have been the most hazardous to societies: the Argentine ant.

Volunteer historian Laurence Scales explores how war surgeons operated 25 years before antibiotics were widely available

Astronomers in the 1800s couldn't figure out what the mysterious 'flames' observed in a total solar eclipse were. Warren de la

Often-overlooked fungi are helping lock away carbon and combat climate change.

Leading book publisher Collins, has today published three new titles in its Big Cat Books series, in partnership with the Royal

Read about how JJ Thomson announced his discovery of the electron at the Royal Institution in this blog by our Head of Heritage

An unassuming painting sets Laurence Scales on the trail of an 1841 Antarctic voyage to the bottom of the world.

Inaugural Young Science Writer of the Year Award winner announced by the Association of British Science Writers.

Just a few of the myriad reasons that magic squares have enthralled and intrigued mathematicians for centuries.