Are fungi the answer to our climate crisis?

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

Royal Institution adds new education titles to Collins’ Big Cat Books series

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

Subatomic science: JJ Thomson's discovery of the electron

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

Searching for the South Pole

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

East Ham student wins 2022 science writing award

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

The fascination of magic squares

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

Congratulations to Her Majesty the Queen on her Platinum Jubilee

Six amazing objects from the Ri's Faraday Museum

Tucked away in the heart of Mayfair is our must-see free museum for science and history fans alike.

Five memorable moments from David Attenborough’s CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Sir David’s 1973 lectures brought the animal kingdom into the nation’s homes. Here are our favourite moments.

“Girls just don’t like hard maths”? Something doesn’t add up.

Director of the Ri, Katherine Mathieson, explains how we can all help to banish the myth that girls don’t want to be in