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The Royal Society is a Fellowship of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.

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1Aug 29, '24The Royal Society David Attenborough Award and Lecture is awarded to Professor Hannah Fry for her prolific science communication activity as the foremost populariser of maths in th81.2×1.6M11k1k172
2Dec 22, '22Born #OnThisDay in 1887 was Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. Though he had very little formal training, his work was substantial, often using methods that were completely 65×1.3M8.4k1.5k120
3Jun 10, '24Professor Anthony Fauci ForMemRS becomes a Foreign Member of the Royal Society. He was a key advisor to seven Presidents on global HIV/AIDS issues and on preparedness against emerg34×678k4.1k552119
4Aug 30, '23Sir Patrick Vallance FRS and Sir Christopher Whitty FRS are jointly awarded the Royal Medal 2023 for their pivotal role in ensuring that the UK’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic 29.1×579k1k10717
5Dec 25, '22On the first day of the #12DaysOfScience, science gave to me: Isaac Newton sitting under a tree (tree not pictured). Happy birthday to Sir Isaac Newton PRS, born #OnThisDay in 164219×378k1.5k32828
6Aug 23, '23India has become the first nation to land a mission to the Moon in the lunar south pole region. The Chandrayaan-3 mission made a successful landing on the lunar surface today: #Spa18.6×371k9471957
7Nov 24, '23#OnThisDay in 1859, Charles Darwin's landmark book 'On the Origin of Species' was first published. The work is one of the foundations of evolutionary biology, and one of the most i17.9×357k2k80573
8Jun 16, '24#OnThisDay in 1963, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space, orbiting the Earth 48 times in the Vostok 6 space capsule. Tereshkova remains the youngest woman16.8×334k1.4k24423
9Jan 15, '23Born #OnThisDay in 1850 was mathematician Sofia Kovalevskaya. She was the first woman to be awarded a PhD in mathematics, and one of the first women to work as an editor at a scien9.5×189k1.4k39232
10Aug 20, '23#OnThisDay in 1977, the Voyager 2 space probe was launched. The mission, which has been running for 45 years, is the only one to have visited the ice giants Uranus and Neptune, and8.9×177k7131648
11Feb 12, '20In 1809 #OnThisDay, the great Charles Darwin was born. Here's Sir David Attenborough describing Darwin as "the founding father of scientific zoology and botany". See the full video8.4×04.9k1.9k133
12Aug 20, '23#OnThisDay in 1858, a seminal journal article comprised of papers by Alfred Russel Wallace FRS and Charles Darwin FRS on the theory of evolution by natural selection was published 7.4×147k1.1k46133
13Mar 5, '23Lynn Margulis, the biologist who worked on symbiosis in evolution, was born #OnThisDay in 1938. Her work, which asserted that features of living cells were once independent bacteri7.4×146k1.1k34017
14Jan 20, '18It's everybody's favourite day, #PenguinAwarenessDay! So it's important to know your penguins. Spot them too (Pic - @PepomintNarwhal)7.1×03k2.2k3
15Jan 23, '19"Don't be afraid of hard work. Nothing worthwhile comes easily. Don't let others discourage you or tell you that you can't do it." Gertrude B Elion ForMemRS, inventor of immunosupp6.8×05k1.2k53
16Nov 24, '24#OnThisDay in 1859, Charles Darwin's landmark book 'On the Origin of Species' was first published. The work is one of the foundations of evolutionary biology, and one of the most i6.6×132k1.9k814126
17Nov 9, '24Born #OnThisDay in 1934 was astronomer, astrobiologist and science communicator Carl Sagan. As well as being one of the world's greatest science communicators, he worked on the Vik6.6×131k1.2k427102
18Sep 29, '19The European Organization for Nuclear Research (@CERN) was officially established #OnThisDay in 1954. CERN is home to the Large Hadron Collider - the world’s largest and most power6.4×06.4k35918
19Jun 23, '20Born #OnThisDay in 1912 was Alan Turing FRS. Celebrated as "Father of computer science, mathematician, logician, wartime codebreaker, victim of prejudice", he made foundational con6.3×03.8k1.4k33
20Dec 25, '23Happy birthday to Sir Isaac Newton PRS, born on Christmas Day 1642! One of the most influential scientific minds in history, his work spanned optics, colour theory, planetary motio6.2×124k1.1k36538
21Oct 10, '17Today, we are celebrating the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering & maths #AdaLovelaceDay6.0×02.2k2k0
22Dec 10, '24Born #OnThisDay in 1815 was mathematician Ada Lovelace. She is known for her work on the Analytical Engine with mathematician Charles Babbage, an early proposed mechanical computer5.7×113k1k35042
23May 8, '18Happy birthday to a true inspiration, Sir David Attenborough FRS, 92 today5.2×03.1k1.2k3
24Jan 20, '17It's everybody's favourite day, #PenguinAwarenessDay! So it's important to know your penguins. Spot them too5.1×01.5k1.7k0
25Dec 25, '20Born #OnThisDay in 1642 was one of the greatest and most infuential scientific minds in history, Sir Isaac Newton PRS.5.0×04k68728
26May 8, '17Happy birthday to a true inspiration, Sir David Attenborough FRS, 91 today5.0×02.7k1.3k0
27Feb 12, '23The great Charles Darwin FRS born #OnThisDay in 1809. This photo is from our archives, and was one of his favourite portraits. 'I like this photograph very much better than any oth4.9×98k7332158
28Feb 12, '18Happy #DarwinDay! Watch the moment Sir David Attenborough reads from On the Origin of Species & discusses the great legacy of his inspiration. Our six-part #PeopleOfScience ser4.6×02.2k1.3k4
30Apr 25, '18Happy #WorldPenguinDay! Spot your favourite with this brilliant #citizenscience project (Pic: @PepomintNarwhal)4.5×02.2k1.2k12
31Jan 8, '18Happy birthday, Professor Stephen Hawking FRS! The inspirational British theoretical physicist turns 76 today. Here's a fantastic archive pic from 19764.3×02.6k1.1k0
32Jul 25, '23Rosalind Franklin, chemist & X-ray crystallographer, was born #OnThisDay in 1920. Her work on X-ray diffraction images of DNA helped lead to the discovery of the structure of D4.3×85k82731618
33Aug 29, '24Dr Jess Wade is awarded the Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award and Lecture for her achievements in functional materials and her outstanding project which will support early care4.3×85k1.1k16816
34Dec 25, '19Today, the Royal Society pays tribute to a man born #OnThisDay who changed the world. Happy birthday, Isaac Newton FRS, born today in 1642.4.3×03k78312
35Jun 25, '24Today we are proud to unveil a new portrait of Sir David Attenborough FRS by world-renowned artist Jonathan Yeo, marking 40 years of Sir David's fellowship to the Royal Society and4.0×80k2.5k30719
36May 25, '17In honour of the legendary Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy author, Douglas Adams. Do not forget your towel today! #TowelDay4.0×01.5k1.3k0
37Aug 20, '18It was #onthisday (1858) Charles Darwin & Alfred Russel Wallace's papers on evolution were published @LinneanSociety3.8×02k1.1k9
38May 25, '19If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, it will impact on scientific research immediately and could take years to rebuild. Our factsheet explains why leaving the EU with #nodeal is3.2×01.3k1.1k20
39Feb 10, '17To celebrate @UNESCO #WomenScienceDay tomorrow, we are highlighting 90 women in science, tech, engineering & maths3.2×09881.2k1
40Jul 28, '19Many people will know Beatrix Potter for her marvellous illustrated works. We’re celebrating her birth #OnThisDay in 1866 because she was also a skilled scientific illustrator, con3.2×01.8k81013
41Jan 11, '18Journey through the history of science & the people that shaped it. Our new six-part #PeopleOfScience series with @ProfBrianCox & guests. Available to watch now on @BBCiPla3.2×01.5k8350
42Aug 19, '19John Flamsteed FRS, the first Astronomer Royal was born #OnThisDay 1646. His accomplishments include a 3,000-star catalogue, Catalogus Britannicus, and a star atlas called Atlas Co3.1×03k20115
43Sep 23, '19Congratulations to the winner of the 2019 Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize… Caroline Criado Perez (@CCriadoPerez) - Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a Worl3.1×01.7k61921
44Jul 25, '17Today, we're marking the tragically short, yet illustrious life of Rosalind Franklin, who was born #onthisday 19203.0×01.2k9800
45May 8, '24Happy 98th birthday to broadcasting icon and one of the world's foremost advocates for nature, Sir David Attenborough FRS.2.9×58k98425211
46Feb 12, '21In 1809 #OnThisDay, the great naturalist, zoolologist and geologist Charles Darwin was born. Here's Sir David Attenborough talking about his magnum opus, On the Origin of Species. 2.9×01.6k62794
47May 11, '22Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus FRS, Director General of the World Health Organization, has been made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society in recognition of an outstanding career which ha2.8×01.4k6267
48May 8, '21Many happy returns to broadcaster, naturalist, and one of the world's foremost advocates for nature, Sir David Attenborough FRS on his 95th birthday.2.8×02.3k3748
49Oct 11, '16Today, we are celebrating the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering & maths #AdaLovelaceDay2.7×09309790
50Jul 25, '19Rosalind Franklin, the renowned scientist, was born #OnThisDay in 1920. Her research and insight contributed directly to two Nobel Prize awards. One for the discovery on DNA’s doub2.7×01.5k7469
51Apr 25, '17Happy #WorldPenguinDay! Spot your favourite with this brilliant #citizenscience project (Pic: @PepomintNarwhal)2.7×08948780
52May 15, '23Mary Lyon FRS was born #OnThisDay in 1925. Lyon was the discoverer of X-chromosome inactivation, sometimes also known as Lyonization, which the genetic process that leads to colora2.7×54k80514422
53Feb 12, '19"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little... who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.2.7×01.2k80514
54Nov 7, '22Born #OnThisDay in 1867 was Marie Skłodowska–Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the only woman to win twice and the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two disciplines: P2.6×02k44922
55Jan 24, '18It was #onthisday in 1839, a 29-year-old scientist named Charles Darwin was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society #PeopleOfScience2.6×01.4k7181
56Dec 25, '18Today, the Royal Society pays tribute to a man born #OnThisDay who changed the world. Happy birthday, Isaac Newton FRS, born today in 1642.2.6×01.4k6785
57May 10, '20Born #OnThisDay in 1900 was Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin. In her doctoral thesis she concluded stars are primarily composed of hydrogen & helium, an idea dismissed by the establish2.6×01.6k59226
58Nov 9, '22Born #OnThisDay in 1934 was astronomer, astrobiologist and science communicator Carl Sagan. He worked on the Viking and Mariner missions, and the Pioneer plaque and Voyager Golden 2.4×01.8k38521
59Jul 25, '21Rosalind Franklin, chemist & X-ray crystallographer, was born #OnThisDay in 1920. Her work on X-ray diffraction images of DNA helped lead to the discovery of the structure of D2.4×01.5k53415
60Apr 10, '19"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu Herefordshire wgah'nagl fhtagn." Scientists have described a new species of fossil echinoderm, called 'Sollasina cthulhu' in Herefordshire, UK. Cthulhu 2.3×098656416
61Feb 11, '19For #WomenInScience day, we're shining a light on some of the organisations working to break down the barriers facing #WomeninSTEM2.3×01.2k6316
62Mar 19, '19This is incredible. Jocelyn Bell Burnell FRS has donated her Breakthrough Prize to establish the #BellBurnellFund with @PhysicsNews supporting PhD physics students from under-repre2.3×01.4k5492
63Jun 24, '19If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, it will impact on scientific research immediately and could take years to rebuild. Our factsheet explains why leaving the EU with #nodeal is2.2×01k64713
64Feb 11, '17The science behind #climatechange - our 60 second introduction w/ @theNASciences2.2×01.2k6150
65Nov 28, '20Today the Royal Society is proud to unveil a new portrait of trailblazing astrophysicist Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, on the 53rd anniversary of her discovery of pulsars, aged just 22.1×01.5k3577
66Mar 6, '21#OnThisDay in 1963, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space, orbiting the Earth 48 times in the Vostok 6 space capsule. Tereshkova remains the youngest woman2.1×01.5k40812
67Feb 1, '19Henry Briggs, the English mathematician who changed John Napier's logarithms into base ten logarithms, was born in February 1561. He was the first Professor of Geometry at @Gresham2.1×02.1k1537
68Oct 1, '19We're celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth by highlighting some of the incredible contributions past black scientists, mathematicians and engineers have made to the modern world. We'll a2.0×01.1k54329
69Jun 23, '19Alan Turing FRS, the mathematician and founding figure of computer science and artificial intelligence was born #Onthisday in 1912.2.0×01.2k4986
70Dec 25, '21Born #OnThisDay in 1642 was one of the greatest and most infuential scientific minds in history, Sir Isaac Newton PRS.1.9×01.4k3399
71Jul 25, '18Today, we're marking the tragically short, yet illustrious life of Rosalind Franklin, who was born #onthisday 19201.9×09265772
72Nov 24, '20#OnThisDay in 1859, Charles Darwin's landmark book 'On the Origin of Species' was first published. The work is one of the foundations of evolutionary biology, and one of the most i1.8×01.1k36819
73Nov 9, '20Born #OnThisDay in 1914 was actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr. As well as acting in 30 films, during the Second World War she co-developed a frequency-hopping guidance system for Am1.8×01.1k38220
74Dec 10, '17British mathematician Ada Lovelace, regarded as the world's first computer programmer, born #onthisday #WomenInSTEM1.7×07575691
75Jan 8, '21Born #OnThisDay in 1942 was renowned physicist and science writer Stephen Hawking FRS. His contributions to research, like his work on black holes, and the public understanding of 1.7×01.2k31512
76Aug 5, '20We are very happy to announce that @theAliceRoberts has been awarded the Royal Society David Attenborough Award and Lecture for her outstanding contributions to public engagement r1.7×01.4k1544
77Nov 9, '18Today in 1922, the Nobel Committee announced that Albert Einstein had been awarded the Nobel Prize. He won the Prize "for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for hi1.7×098941212
78Jul 25, '20Rosalind Franklin, chemist & X-ray crystallographer, was born #OnThisDay 100 years ago. Her work on X-ray diffraction images of DNA helped lead to the discovery of the structur1.6×090241210
79May 9, '18Announcing our newly elected Fellows - leading scientists from across the world #RSFellows1.6×08532657
80Feb 12, '22In 1809 #OnThisDay, the great Charles Darwin was born. Here's Sir David Attenborough describing Darwin as "the founding father of scientific zoology and botany". See the full video1.5×092129240
81Oct 8, '17From the Atlantic white-spotted to the violet blanket octopus, we celebrate #WorldOctopusDay1.5×07304142
82Jun 23, '18Happy birthday to the inspirational & pioneering British scientist & mathematician, Alan Turing FRS1.4×08383611
83Aug 24, '21We are very happy to announce that astrophysicist Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell DBE FRS is winner of the Royal Society's Copley Medal for her work on the discovery of pulsars, one of t1.4×09772325
84Jul 1, '22#OnThisDay in 1858, modern biology took a huge step forward as papers by Charles Darwin FRS and Alfred Russel Wallace FRS outlining the theory of evolution by natural selection wer1.4×085930912
85Mar 28, '21#OnThisDay in 1949, Fred Hoyle FRS coined the phrase 'the big bang' in a talk for BBC Radio, using the term to differentiate from the 'steady-state' theory. Below is the Hubble eXt1.4×097623910
86Oct 12, '20Throughout this #BlackHistoryMonth, we'll be adding to the thread below and highlighting the achievements of the Black scientists, mathematicians and engineers who have made their 1.4×078932922
87Nov 13, '18A very strong argument for Alan Turing to be the face of the new £50 pound note here What do you think? Who have you nominated? #ThinkScience #50poundnote1.4×08732556
88Apr 15, '19"Read Euler, read Euler, he is the master of us all." said Pierre-Simon Laplace. Leonhard Euler FRS, one of the most important mathematicians in history, was born #onthisday in 1701.3×09452427
89Jun 13, '20Born #OnThisDay in 1831 was James Clerk Maxwell FRS. His most notable achievement was to formulate the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation, bringing together for the firs1.3×08512697
90Jul 26, '19Emmy Noether’s paper on differential invariants in the calculus of variations, was published #OnThisDay in 1918. Noether’s Theorem has been called “one of the most important mathem1.3×07463219
91Dec 24, '19James Prescott Joule FRS was born #OnThisDay in 1818. The Salford-born mathematician, physicist and brewer worked to understand heat. His work is crucial to the 1st law of thermody1.3×01.1k12511
92Aug 20, '22#OnThisDay in 1858, a seminal journal article comprised of papers by Alfred Russel Wallace FRS and Charles Darwin FRS on the theory of evolution by natural selection was published 1.2×075626613
93Jul 24, '20Born #OnThisDay in 1892 was Alice Ball, who developed a novel therapy for leprosy. She was the first woman and first African American to receive a master's degree from the Universi1.2×07342819
94Jun 16, '21#OnThisDay in 1963, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space, orbiting the Earth 48 times in the Vostok 6 space capsule. Tereshkova remains the youngest woman1.1×07842254
95Jun 13, '22Born #OnThisDay in 1831 was James Clerk Maxwell FRS. One of his most notable achievements was to formulate the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation, bringing together for 1.1×077416019
96Aug 8, '24Physicist & Nobel Laureate Paul Dirac FRS was born #OnThisDay in 1902. He is known for his exploration of quantum mechanics & predicting antimatter. He was also known for h1.0×20k167547
97May 8, '22Happy 96th birthday to broadcasting icon and one of the world's foremost advocates for nature, Sir David Attenborough FRS.1.0×07971603
98Dec 1, '19President of the Institute of Physics, Professor Julia Higgins, explores the life and work of Michael Faraday and how his curiosity and passion for communicating science inspires h1.0×08679816
99Aug 1, '24Royal Society University Research Fellow Professor Ventsislav Valev and his colleagues have experimentally confirmed the existence of a physical effect first theorised 45 years ago0.9×17k102192

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