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Phenological Synchrony and Bird Migration: Changing Climate and Seasonal Resources in North America
Eric M Wood and Jherime L Kellermann (Eds) CRC Press £88.00 The two editors, currently at Cornell and Oregon Institute of Technology, have brought together 43 other scientists working in the field in the US to produce this latest assessment of the...
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Sex By Numbers: What Statistics can tell us about Sexual Behaviour
David Spiegelhalter Profile Books Ltd, in association with Wellcome Collection £12.99 I am not surprised that Professor Spiegelhalter has an OBE and a knighthood for services to statistics, and is an FRS – this is a most elegant book, which I read with...
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Why Only Us: Language and Evolution
Robert C Berwick and Noam Chomsky The MIT Press £17.95 While most people agree that only humans have language, that assumes we know what language is. The potential for circular argument is obvious. Berwick and Chomsky provide some fascinating insights...
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Dangerous Years: Climate Change, the Long Emergency, and the Way Forward
David W Orr Yale University Press £22.50 David Orr, distinguished professor of environmental studies and politics at Oberlin College, has written this seminal work on the threats of climate change to the planet and society. I predict the book will...
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RSB addresses Members of Parliament standing for re-election
Ahead of the General Election, Dr Mark Downs FRSB has sent a letter on behalf of the Royal Society of Biology to all Members of Parliament who are planning to stand for re-election, highlighting the importance of science. Ahead of the General Election...
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Links Day 2017: Jo Johnson stresses Government commitment to science and announces funding for nuclear fusion project
The biggest science policy event in the Parliamentary calendar heard from Jo Johnson MP that the UK Government will continue to underwrite the Joint European Torus (JET) project post Brexit. The biggest science policy event in the Parliamentary...
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It's time for rational regulation
Post-Brexit, the UK can lead on developing a sound regulatory system for emerging agricultural techniques The Biologist 64(4) p10 To many people, herbicide-resistant crops are synonymous with genetic modification and Monsanto. In reality, however, the...
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Can we fix it?
For more than 40 years, scientists have attempted to engineer cereal crops that can fix atmospheric nitrogen. With more mouths to feed than ever, a breakthrough may finally be within reach, writes Jack Parsons The Biologist 64(4) p12-15 The first...
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Press and social media
If you're planning a Biology Week event, we've put together some quick hints and tips for making the most out of social media and getting the press interested. Social media can really increase the reach of your event, whilst contacting local press can...
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Biology Week 2017: UK's favourite tree species
For Biology Week 2017, we invited the public to vote for their favourite UK tree species. We want to highlight the importance of trees in the UK and raise awareness of their conservation needs. Trees play a huge role in our culture, economy and...
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Is that Fish in Your Tomato?
Rebecca Nesbit Ockham Publishing, £9.99 As with any new agricultural technique, GM crops can create positive and negative effects on ecosystems and economies. In this book, Rebecca Nesbit analyses the successes and failures from nearly 30 years of...
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Mental health and wellbeing in the spotlight for Biology Week Policy Lates event
The RSB’s Policy Lates series returned this week with a discussion on the biology of mental health and wellbeing, as part of Biology Week 2017. The RSB’s Policy Lates series returned this week with a discussion on the biology of mental health and...
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Chambered nautilus wins the 2017 Nancy Rothwell Award
The Royal Society of Biology is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Nancy Rothwell Award for specimen drawing. The Royal Society of Biology is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Nancy Rothwell Award for specimen drawing. Held annually,...
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RSB #BioArtAttack Competition Shortlist Announced
More than 70 creative entries have been narrowed down to a shortlist of just eight – and now it’s up to you to decide the winners. As part of Biology Week 2017, the RSB invited people of all ages to create biology-themed art attacks: BioArtAttacks! We...
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Heads of University Biosciences come together to discuss widening participation and public engagement
The Heads of University Biosciences (HUBS) held their annual Winter Meeting, which focused on widening participation and public engagement with science, hosted at the Natural History Museum, London. The Heads of University Biosciences (HUBS) held their...
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Animal Science Meeting 2017 Report
The 15th Animal Science Meeting (ASM), co-organised by the Royal Society of Biology (RSB) and the Animals in Science Regulation Unit (ASRU), was held on Friday 8th December 2017. Over 70 representatives from academic, industry and CRO establishments...
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Tardigrades in space
SEM images by Hiroki Higashiyama and Kazuharu Arakawa Mark Blaxter and Kazuharu Arakawa look at the remarkable physiology of tardigrades, and why their recent appearance on Star Trek caused a stir among those who study them The Biologist 64(1) p14-17...
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Coventry University first in the UK to receive RSB Doctoral Training Accreditation
The Royal Society of Biology has awarded Doctoral Training Accreditation to the Centre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences at Coventry University, the first organisation in the UK to receive such recognition. The Royal Society of Biology has awarded...
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RSB supports call to revise visa restrictions to allow more researchers into the UK
The Royal Society of Biology is supporting calls for a revision of visa rules to allow more researchers to enter the UK, outlined in a letter sent to the Prime Minister by CaSE. The Royal Society of Biology is supporting calls for a revision of visa...
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MPs quizzed on academic careers, gene-editing crops and more at Voice of the Future
The event gaves students and early-career scientists, representing over a dozen science organisations and several schools, the chance to scrutinise politicians and their advisors in a House of Commons committee room. Newly-appointed science minister...
