News, Blogs and Essays

Professor Julia Day to lead 'Evolutionary Journal'

After the Flood

Conservator Janet Ashdown takes us through the process of rescuing one of our treasures, which had become damaged by a water leak in June 2021.

'A Curious Herbal' as Material Witness

Hand printed books can tell a much more human story than today's machine-made ones. Janet Tyson discovers a few hidden among the pages of an 18th century book

Street art, Greta Thunberg and Linnaeus - meet the winner of our portrait competition

Find out about the winner of our 2022 New Portrait Competition

Professor Grenville 'Gren' Llewellyn Lucas OBE BSc FLS FRGS (20 Dec 1935–12 Dec 2022): Botanist, Conservationist and Champion of the Linnean Society

Gren Lucas was energetic in his ability to identify potential and make change, and we are incredibly fortunate at the Society to have been able to call him our friend and ally.

Finding Sunbird Species in Wallacea

Using modern genetic, acoustic, and statistical techniques, these discoveries add to our understanding of how life evolved in the Wallacea region, and reinforce some classic ideas from Wallace’s work.