The secret's out! 🚀 The 2025 Christmas Lectures, supported by CGI, will be presented by Dr Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock, and will be about outer space and all the scientific wonders beyond planet Earth. We can't wait until December! Find out more: rigb.org/christmas-lectures | Royal Institution of Great Britain

Our world-class science lectures are accessible for free or better than half-price to our Members. Plus, ad-free videos, and entry to our Christmas Lectures ballot! | Royal Institution of Great Britain

Lightsabers from Star Wars aren't just "an elegant weapon, from a more civilised age"—there is science behind the science fiction. Chemist Alex Baker explored the science of a galaxy far, far away. Watch the lecture here: youtube.com/watch?v=zvyW-6MMDjM | Royal Institution of Great Britain

Why do Jubilee line trains on the London Underground make that distinctive sound? 🚇 We couldn't resist looking into the science of our local Tube line. | Royal Institution of Great Britain

A lesson from WWII planes reveals how to spot what really matters. Applied to genetics, it shows which parts of our genome were critical to evolution. 🧬 Watch the 2018 Christmas Lectures with Aoife McLysaght and Alice Roberts: rigb.org/explore-science/explore/video/who-am-i-where-do-i-come-2018 | Royal Institution of Great Britain