Blogs and Essays

Explore insights and essays from our curators, archivists and librarians

Treasures of the Month

Every month, we focus on one object (text/book/illustration/specimen) to bring you its hidden story

News from Linnean Learning

Discover and share your curiosity in nature!

Society and Staff News

Find out more about the Society's staff and various ongoings

Stories from our Collections

From colourful personalities to mysterious specimens, read the tales our curators and staff find within old books, journals, collected specimens...

Congratulations to our newly-elected Fellows 'honoris causa'

Our Anniversary Meeting in May welcomed several new HonFLS.

7th June 2021

Discover More: Plant Intelligence

Darwin can be loosely quoted saying that the roots of a plant are brain-like and can direct movement. Are plants intelligent and what is intelligence anyway? Discover more with Linnean Learning.

7th June 2021

John Ellis’ Microscopic Animals

Assistant Archivist Luke Thorne takes a closer look at some microscopic marvels

26th May 2021

Treasures of the Month

Discover More: The Good Viruses

Like bacteria before them, viruses have often been branded as the biological baddies; germs that we have to defeat in order to stay healthy and hygienic. But, like bacteria before them, viruses are due for a re-think.

7th May 2021

News from Linnean Learning

The Discover More series

The Discover More series is a collection of animations, blogs and interviews exploring a wide variety of topics to enrich your appreciation of the wonderful natural world that we are a part of.

4th May 2021