The Royal Institution (Ri) is on track to achieve a remarkable 35% reduction in carbon emissions in its Grade I listed Georgian building, thanks to a £4.35 million investment from the Mayor of London.

These small ‘drawings’, pasted into a laboratory notebook in 1851, are some of Michael Faraday’s original iron filings experiments and represent his theory of lines of force. The pole of a magnet is ...

Are you ready for a whirlwind ride through different science topics? Join Dr Karl to discover why all the gods of metal-working (including Thor-yes, Marvel lied to you!) walked with a limp, how the ...

Join us for a mind-bending day of magic, mystery and marvels as we explore the science behind the sorcery. Discover how different illusions trick your brain and some of the science that makes magic ...

Any donation from £50 to £50,000 received between 19 June and 19 December, will be matched £ for £ - and so will your impact. Thanks to the generosity of two Be the Spark Benefactors, every pound you ...

A new partnership with the British Library’s Living Knowledge Network will see the filming of the 2025 CHRISTMAS LECTURES livestreamed to local community libraries throughout the UK for the first time ...

Colin Blakemore moves onto explaining the internal sensory systems in our bodies in his third CHRISTMAS LECTURE of his 1982 series. We all know about just five of the senses: we know about them ...

In the second lecture of the series, Colin Blakemore explores the science behind the senses, with some animal guests to demonstrate. Just like photometers, microphones, compasses, smoke detectors, and ...