Scientists working on a cutting-edge research project to understand the evolution and ecology of the dodo explain how they must first make sense of confusing nomenclature, fanciful Victorian ...

Attending a face to face training course can develop your skills and knowledge and provide opportunities for you to network and learn from others. Below is a list of the RSB training topics, subject ...

Today the RSB announces the launch of its new five-year strategy, from 2025-2030, and the unveiling of our new brand. Biologists work across hundreds of disciplines, from technicians to naturalists, ...

The Royal Society of Biology has announced the availability of grants of up to £1,000 for its members around the world. The new Regional Events Grants aim to support members in organising impactful ...

Do you run workshops, seminars, conferences and other events suitable for biologists? Would you like to offer your participants CPD credits for your events? Royal Society of Biology CPD Approval ...

alone. Nature 627, 572–578 (2024). 2) For a superb video tutorial, see How Large Language Models Work: A Visual Intro to Transformers. Chapter 5: Deep Learning. 3) Mirzadeh, I. et al. GSM-Symbolic: ...

We have a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) in place with the College of Applied Biologists, based in British Columbia, Canada, whereby Registered Professional Biologists (R.P.Bio.) in Canada can be ...

People think of chameleons as the masters of camouflage, but the coleoids – octopuses, squid and cuttlefish – are far ahead in terms of manipulating their appearance[1]. Because their skin appearance ...

a total of around 600trillion (6×1014) synapses. This suggests that the brain has about 300 times as many connections as ChatGPT-4. However, it is unlikely that the competence of these systems is ...

Nancy Rothwell Prize Winner: Ottilie Murdoch Dovar (aged 11) from Wells Cathedral School, Somerset, UK. "My family has had Quince, an African Grey parrot, all my life and I love to draw him and when I ...

Winner: Jiyoo Erin Lee, age 10, from Seoul Foreign School, South Korea Highly commended: Eugene Han, age 11, from Seoul Foreign School, South Korea Highly commended: Jasmine Wills, age 11, from ...

Dr Federico Mayor Zaragoza is the president of the Culture of Peace Foundation and chair of the World Forum of Civil Society Networks (UBUNTU), where he established the World Campaign for the Reform ...