Attending #OSM26 in Glasgow? Pop to the exhibition space for a chat about all things @royalsocietypublishing.org at booth 107, and a chance to win this delightful print of a chromatic scale.

‼️Published @royalsociety.org Open Science‼️ "From rugged isles to managed pastures: morphological changes in Soay sheep (Ovis aries) metacarpal bones following anthropogenic translocation" @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social 🐑🐏 doi.org/10.1098/rsos... @soaysheep.bsky.social

Just over a week before I'll be in Glasgow for the Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026, where I'll be representing @royalsocietypublishing.org and our brilliant journals! If you're attending the conference, do get in touch and let me know: I'd be glad to have a chat about how we can support you. #osm2026

This week we were pleased to present our new portrait of Professor Hannah Fry by artist and winner of this year's Sky Arts #PortraitArtistOfTheYear Chloe Barnes. Image: Hannah Fry, 2025 © Chloe Barnes https://royalsociety.org/news/2025/12/hannah-fry-portrait-sky-arts-portrait-artist-of-the-year/

We're excited to announce the finalists of the #RSPPhotoComp 2025! 🎉 Starting with #microimaging and overall winner, 'Mesmerizing spider threads' by Dr Martin Ramirez, capturing two exceptional silk threads of the Australian net-caster spider (sample obtained by Dr Jonas Wolff @evoimec.bsky.social).

New research from #RSOS: The temperate coral Astrangia poculata maintains acid-base homeostasis through heat stress royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... | #Ecology

@profgsheffield.bsky.social excellent stuff on the #WHW livestream this evening - many thanks indeed for the thought-provoking discussion!

Dinosaur tracks are abundant on Skye, Scotland and provide insight into palaeoenvironmental preference and behaviour. Researchers document Middle Jurassic footprints made by meat-eating theropod dinosaurs from two remote localities: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #RSOS #palaeontology

I'm very proud that #RSOS from @royalsocietypublishing.org is the venue in which this thought-provoking perspective has been published. Well worth a read if you're interested in the #research and #journal #publishing landscapes.

Reformation of science publishing: the Stockholm Declaration A call to action for universities, academies, science organizations and funders to unite and join this effort. Bernhard Sabel and Dan Larhammar royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

This new #RSOS review highlights how research on C. elegans is revealing the core principles of #dopamine signalling and providing vital insights into how it shapes behaviour. Read more: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... @ihardege.bsky.social

Our newest paper has just published from Royal Society Open Science!! 🦀 royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

New #RSOS paper: Continuous #football player tracking from discrete broadcast data. Read more: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

This #RSOS paper studied the social development of infant rhesus #macaques throughout their first three years of life, and examined their peer relationships. Read more: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

New #RSOS paper: Mutualism on the deep-sea floor: a novel shell-forming sea #anemone in symbiosis with a hermit #crab. Read more: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Development is lots of 'figuring things out'! But, how do we understand relationships as infants transition away from play🙃? Is play a precursor to other social behaviors, or is proximity or contact🤗 more reflective of partner choice? Read our new work! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

New research from #RSOS: Harnessing meta-analyses' insights in ecology and evolution research buff.ly/KgahjlP | #Ecology #Evolution #ImpactFactor

Inactive but awake behaviour as indicating a depression-like state in mice: Aetiological factors and association with adult hippocampal neurogenesis buff.ly/5sKIFCL | #RSOS #AnimalBehaviour #Neuroscience

In this new paper published in #RSOS, researchers suggests a link between gut bacteria and behaviour in fish buff.ly/OYOiUGK | #AnimalBehaviour #Ecology #Microbiology

We are thrilled to welcome the members of our new Early Career Researcher Advisory Panel! Discover more about the researchers who are helping shape the future of scientific communication: buff.ly/5abtNWQ #ECR 🧪

Congratulations to Professor Susumu Kitagawa FRS and Professor Richard Robson FRS, winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025. Take a look at Prof Susumu Kitagawa's 2015 #RSOS article 'Coordination nano-space as stage of hydrogen ortho–para conversion': royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

#RSOS in @thetimes.com | Meta-learning provides a robust framework to discern taxonomic carnivore agency from the analysis of tooth marks on bone: reassessing the role of felids as predators of Homo habilis: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Our new paper is out! @camillasoravia.bsky.social leads this research, which looks into the relationship between heat- mediated cognitive impairment and the antipredator response in wild pied babblers. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

📢 City lizards are more social ! Thrilled to share the first paper from my PhD, out now in #BiologyLetters @royalsocietypublishing.org ! We show that urban lizards are more social than their non-urban counterparts 🦎🏙️🌳🧪 doi.org/10.1098/rsbl... @behavecobie.bsky.social

🥳 Super excited that today the first paper of my PhD has been published in Royal Society Open Science: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.250061 Can learning from rewards and punishments change how people approach (or avoid) in-group vs. out-group members? Read the thread below! 🧵 1/6

Our new paper is out in Royal Society Open Science! The metamorphic transition of the frog mouth: from tadpole keratinized mouthparts to adult teeth doi.org/10.1098/rsos...

Our Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowships are still open for applications. This scheme offers a first step into an independent research career for outstanding early career scientists who require flexible working circumstances. #RSGrants https://royalsociety.org/grants/dorothy-hodgkin-fellowship/

Excited to announce our new paper "Testing adaptive hypotheses for an evolutionarily conserved trait through slow-motion videos of pollinators", published in Royal Society Open Science: doi.org/10.1098/rsos.251127. Thanks to co-authors Sally Song, Nicholas Bhandari, & @jeffreyconner.bsky.social!

Climate change is not a con-job. If you want to know more about the evidence for and causes of #ClimateChange, head to our website: royalsociety.org/news-resourc...

How do human-wildlife interfaces and seasonality interact during disease emergence? Our team has created a model, inspired by the #spillover of #Ebola, to better understand the interplay. Read more about our research: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

🚨Dinosaur footprints from the Isle of Skye! More of them! Dozens & dozens of beach-living Jurassic theropod tracks, from mid-sized megalosaurs to tiny coelurosaurs (or babies) Check out our new study led by Edinburgh Masters student Tone Blakesley! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

There's still time to submit your proposal to exhibit your research at the #SummerScience Exhibition 2026! With the call for proposals open until 8 October, don't miss this unique opportunity to connect with the public, potential funders and government: royalsociety.org/science-even...

Depression is a mental illness that requires prompt and precise diagnosis. This #RSOS study investigates a new approach that enhances the detection of depression by using brainwave (EEG) data. Read more: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

A new study published in #RSOS has uncovered a potential driver behind the aggressive spread of #glioblastoma, one of the deadliest forms of #BrainCancer. Read more: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

#RSOS in @science.org | From Plexiglas to hologram: a path for layered artworks: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Forgot to announce I have a new paper out this week! Animals that are more front-heavy have thicker, differently shaped forelimb bones to deal with the extra load. Limb bones alone may thus be useful proxies for body shape - but posture complicates things. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

First paper of the PD out! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... We argue that we can think about the start of a new collective ritual as a Stag Hunt Game. But a frequency-independent payoff is needed to get it going. In our case, perceived miracles is such a mechanism!

The lady’s slipper orchid is a rare European flower that uses scent & appearance to attract insect pollinators, but offers no reward. This #RSOS study compares #orchid populations across to understand how habitat size and #biodiversity affect their growth: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

New from #RSOS: Tusks, testosterone and personality in male Asian #elephants: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

New #RSOS paper: The impact of temperature on the reproductive development, body condition and mortality of autumn migrating monarch #butterflies in the laboratory: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

There is still time to meet @royalsocietypublishing.org at booth #2612 during the @acs.org Fall 2025 meeting. We may not be able to offer a #MoleMoment, but we do have some very good #journals. You should check them out. royalsociety.org/Journals/

We are very happy to announce the six titles shortlisted for the 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize, which celebrates the best popular science writing from across the globe. #SciBooks royalsociety.org/news/2025/08...

Calling all scientists with an interest in photography! The @royalsocietypublishing.org Photography Competition closes this coming Friday 15 August, with categories including Astronomy, Behaviour, Earth Science & Climatology, Ecology and more: #RSPphotocomp royalsociety.org/journals/pub...

We're excited to announce our plan to make the Royal Society journals fully open access in 2026 by adopting the ‘Subscribe to Open’ model. This change supports global access to research without shifting costs to authors and relies on continued library participation. Find out more: buff.ly/18m5g6z

New #RSOS paper: The domestication of the #wolf larynx—testing the neural crest connection: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Enjoying dipping in and out of @royalsociety.org hosted conference on 'The future of scientific publishing'. Lots of good stuff so far, and only a quarter of the way through the programme.

Congratulations to Marwan Hariz on winning the prize draw for @royalsocietypublishing.org print competition at #ESMC2025! Thank you to all our entrants, and do make sure you submit your next paper to one of our journals.

Calling all early career researchers at #SEBCONFERENCE #SEB2025. Join us TODAY in the Toucan room at 2.30 for a workshop on the basics of publishing. We will teach you about the publishing process and give you guidance for publishing success. @sebiology.bsky.social

Precarious is The sunflower; reaching high To the summer sun. If at #ESMC2025, do come along to the @royalsocietypublishing.org booth to say hello, and be in with a chance to win the print in the photo that inspired the #haiku. I leave it to the reader to judge the quality of the poem.

Attending #ESMC2025 this week in Lyon? Pop to the exhibition space for a chat about all things @royalsocietypublishing.org and a chance to win this delightful print of a glorious sunflower.