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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 5d

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/...

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 8d

#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/...

Leopards delayed humans’ rise to top of the food chain

Tooth marks on ancient bones challenge previous assumptions about early human dominance, a study has found

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Mandy Ridley @mandyridley.bsky.social · 7d

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/...

Investigating the relationship between heat-mediated cognitive impairment and antipredator response in a wild bird | Royal Society Open Science

Increasingly frequent heatwaves require animals to spend more time thermoregulating at the expense of other fitness-related behaviours. Emerging evidence also indicates that high temperatures can impa...

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Avery Maune @averymaune.bsky.social · 20d

📢 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 🦎🏙️🌳🧪

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Three common wall lizards basking next to each other on a stone wall in an urban habitat in Croatia.

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🇪🇺vote✅ Jasper Bischofberger @jasbisch.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy · 27d

🥳 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

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Dan Paluh @danpaluh.bsky.social · Sep 2

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...

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 17d

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/

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Robin Waterman @robinwaterman.bsky.social · 20d

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!

Metallic green sweat bee visiting wild radish flower

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 21d

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...

Climate change: evidence and causes | Royal Society

Supplementary information for the project 'Climate Change: Evidence and causes'.

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John M. Drake @jdrakephd.bsky.social · 28d

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/...

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Steve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · 27d

🚨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!

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 27d

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...

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 26d

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/...

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Andrew @andrewdunn10.bsky.social · 26d

Excellent! Looking forward to it! The likely weather not so much...

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 26d

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/...

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 29d

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

Tiger hologram created with technique from early cinema experiment

“Holostereosynthesis” can make holograms out of anything with layers

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Andrew @andrewdunn10.bsky.social · Sep 13

Thanks for your support of #RSOS - most grateful! :)

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Dr Matt Dempsey @sketchy-raptor.bsky.social · Sep 11

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/...

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Nico @nicolasrestrepo.bsky.social · Sep 9

First paper of the PD out!

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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 emergence of a new pilgrimage as an assurance game | Royal Society Open Science

Pilgrimage has received long-standing scholarly attention, but most theoretical work focuses on how these rituals can be maintained, rather than the bigger puzzle of how they emerge. Using empirical i...

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · Sep 6

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/...

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · Sep 8

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

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · Aug 20

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/...

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Andrew @andrewdunn10.bsky.social · Aug 20

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.

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Journals | Royal Society

Discover new research from across the sciences.

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Aug 12

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

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Aug 9

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

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