News, Blogs and Essays
Hidden Caves: Cape Verde's Secret Sponges
How scientists’ submarine cave exploration uncovered five new species of marine sponge in Cape Verde. Written by guest blogger Lily Fallows.
17th August 2026
A Special AdoptLINN Appeal: Help us Conserve our Books of Travel and Exploration
Help us preserve the stories that changed our understanding of the natural world
15th August 2026
The Scholar Who Lived the Culture: Winifred Blackman’s Research In Egypt with the Percy Sladen Memorial Fund
August's Treasure of the Month has been written by Aisha Yaree, a King's College London MA student who assisted our project archivist with cataloguing the Percy Sladen Memorial Fund Archive during her placement at the Society.
10th August 2026
Facial Reconstruction: Bringing New Life to a 66-Million-Year-Old Salamander
How CT scanning can fill gaps in the fossil record to tell a new evolutionary story. Written by guest blogger Juliet Maxted.
7th August 2026
The Natural History GCSE – Have Your Say
The proposed subject content for the Natural History GCSE has been released. Our Education Manager Dan Simonsen outlines our analysis of the subject content and how we responded to the consultation.
3rd August 2026
How Did Bushbabies Become Different Species?
A new study challenges a simple evolutionary story. Written by guest blogger Katie Porter.
28th July 2026
