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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.

This seems like a very ambitious day at the office @gordoncorera.bsky.social

I thank you!

Most kind. A flash of inspiration that I'm rarely able to replicate.

It's because they put the clotted cream on before adding the jam.

What's on | Royal Society Explore the daily talks and activities of the Summer Science Exhibition.

From the quantum jungle to DNA origami, take a look at the galaxy of live talks, hands-on activities and more that you can discover at our free Summer Science Exhibition from 1-6 July. Take a look: #SummerScience

Delighted to have all your support! Many thanks for publishing with #RSOS!

Countering AI-generated misinformation with pre-emptive source discreditation and debunking | Royal Society Open Science Despite widespread concerns over AI-generated misinformation, its impact on people’s reasoning and the effectiveness of countermeasures remain unclear. This study examined whether a pre-emptive, sourc...

Very excited to see this out today - led by the fabulous @emilyspearing.bsky.social

@lewan.bsky.social @brionyswire.bsky.social @tobyprike.bsky.social

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I'm delighted @nature.com will operate transparent peer review, and interested in how the community responds.

That said, #RSOS from @royalsocietypublishing.org has been running TPR (open peer review before that) for years; nice others are catching up.

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I'll check with @royalsocietypublishing.org for the implications of this revenue model.

Many thanks for contributing this paper to #RSOS - great to see your work in our e-pages!

Large-scale epidemiological modelling: scanning for mosquito-borne diseases spatio-temporal patterns in Brazil | Royal Society Open Science The influence of climate on mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and chikungunya is well established, but comprehensively tracking long-term spatial and temporal trends across large areas has been hind...

Here is our recently published paper on large scale modeling of dengue epidemics, explaining how we analyze more than 5000 epidemic curves every week and update a database of epidemiological parameters:
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Delighted to have your support in #RSOS! Hope you'll replicate it in future and send us further work :) (Gratuitous puns by editorial staff optional.)

New #RSOS paper: Uncertainty in the timing of diversification of flowering plants rests with equivocal interpretation of their #fossil record. Read more: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #PlantScience #Palaeontology ‪@jameswclark.bsky.social @phil-donoghue.bsky.social‬

Clever Cockatoos Have Figured Out How to Drink From Water Fountains

We interrupt our regularly scheduled shitshow for a bit of delightful bird behavior.

#RSOS invites submissions for a special collection on the challenges and advances in integrating information across large organisations. The call is supported by EIC Professor Dame Wendy Hall and the 4D Special Interest Group. The initial submission deadline is Saturday 31 July 2025. buff.ly/v4GuyzS

Researchers have observed a group of cockatoos in Sydney using water fountains as their primary drinking source. They have to twist the handle using all of their body weight. The research was published today in The Royal Society journal Biology Letters.

Are you a scientist with an interest in photography? We're delighted to announce that the Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition is now open for entries until 15 August 2025! 🎉 Find out more: royalsociety.org/journals/pub... #RSPphotocomp

The Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition is now open for entries! Find out more below:

New from #RSOS: Causal relationship between gut microbiota, blood metabolites and #autism spectrum disorder: a Mendelian randomization study. Read more: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

To mark the 360th anniversary of #PhilosophicalTransactions, we're spotlighting 20 landmark papers from the journal. Thomas Young's Bakerian Lecture provided the best account up to that time of the eye's optical system, including refraction by the cornea and the surfaces of the lens buff.ly/IIkRlh5

Exceptional scientists elected as Fellows of the Royal Society | Royal Society Over 90 outstanding researchers from across the world have this year been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences.

We are pleased to announce the 90 outstanding researchers from across the world who have been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society this year. The group includes trailblazers from AI and electron microscopy to global health and neuroscience. #RSFellows royalsociety.org/news/2025/05...

Always a highlight of the @royalsociety.org year! I would encourage anyone interested in science (and technology) to visit and chat to researchers active at the cutting edge. The interactive exhibits are always great fun too! #summerscience

It's possible that I'm a little late to the party, but have just finished the excellent 'Demobbed' by @alanallport.bsky.social. Would recommend to anyone with an interest in the experience of British personnel returning home after service in Second World War.

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