The loss of an inspiring scientist: Prof Dame Georgina Mace
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Mace, a voice we need more than ever
Winners announced for the New Portrait competition from the Linnean Society!
Four winners of the Linnean Society’s unique art competition were announced earlier this month.
The Linnean Society's response to the Planetary Emergency
A fast changing planet needs swift action
The Linnean Society’s precursor: The Society for Promoting Natural History
From its founding principle to methods of sharing scientific accounts and specimens with wider audiences, the Society for Promoting Natural History, in many ways, shaped the Linnean Society of London into what it is today
AdoptLINN finds new donors
From North American forestry to Native American culture and to the fascinating world of mosses, several donors are helping us protect and conserve our Collections
Opuscula Unbound: Organising our 'Little Works'
Janet Ashdown and Leonie Berwick look into some of the Society's opuscula, discovering a quirk or two along the way.
Metal and memories of World War 2
On occasion, we find mysterious artefacts in our collections. In this case, an old bullet. Curator of Artefacts Glenn Benson finds out more...
The Results of the 2019-20 BioMedia Competition!
Congratulations to everyone who took part in the BioMedia Meltdown Competition this year. Here are the announcements that you've all been waiting for!
After the Present Fire: The Linnean Society during the Second World War
During WW2, ‘sheltering in place’ was not an option for our collections, that eventually travelled to several locations. Isabelle Charmantier, Head of Collections, writes about these journeys, and how the war led to new ways of doing things.
Collinson’s Connections: The Commonplace Book of Peter Collinson
Assistant Archivist Luke Thorne writes about his work cataloguing the "commonplace books" of 18th-century botanist, Peter Collinson