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Thought provoking lectures from the world's sharpest minds. Science talks from the Royal Institution every month.
Why have so many people died during the heatwaves spread across Europe this summer, and is it a direct result of climate change? And what te...
What is a solar eclipse? How is it safe to watch? And what other types of eclipses are there? This month, we revisit Frank Close's talk from...
Quantum physics has gone through two major revolutions over the past century, which has transformed how we understand and practise theoretic...
Eline van der Kruk takes us on a journey to the world of biomechanics, a place where computer simulations and smart sensors are being develo...
This pride month, we hear from two exceptional queer scientists about their research and journeys in STEM. Izzy Jayasinghe is the Head of Mo...
This month we're bringing you an exploration of space science From the Theatre. In his talk back in 2024, Anu Ojha OBE from the UK Space Age...
Neutrinos are the most important particle you were never taught about. They are created in radioactive decays in the sun, the centre of the...
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) is offering a revolutionary new treatment option for a range of diseases, particularly cancers. By combining the...
How are segments of DNA preserved from ancient viruses impacting the functioning of the placenta? And how does this lead to pregnancy compli...
From thin film coatings to drug delivery and even antimicrobial resistance, nanoparticles have a huge range of applications. In this month's...
The science of consciousness is a complex and constantly evolving field of research. Neuroscientists are still understanding how it originat...
In this month's From the Lab episode, we discover the power of sound waves and how they can manipulate small objects with engineer Sriram Su...
How can ancient DNA help us understand how diseases spread? This month, geneticist and pathogen genomics expert Pooja Swali explains how sam...
Planets outside of our solar system can unlock an abundance of secrets about our Universe. But how do we study them? Astrophysicist Jonathan...
Alzheimer’s Disease is a neurodegenerative disease caused by the excessive build-up of proteins in the brain. Neuroscientist Tomi Akingbade...
Medical research is continuously evolving with new technologies, but another key player in spurring this evolution is mathematics. Mathemati...
From the scientific mechanisms underlying ACL injuries, the application of computational fluid dynamics in the COVID-19 pandemic, and even t...
We’re bringing you this month’s From the Theatre episode from the Space Park in Leicester, joined by Professor of Space Physics Suzie Imber...
This December, space scientist and renowned science communicator Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock will be presenting the CHRISTMAS LECTURES in t...
In this month's 'From the Theatre' episode, we visited New Scientist Live at the Excel to explore what scientists are most excited about for...