Blogs and Essays
Ants, Acacias, and Breaking the Mould of Niche Conservatism
Discover the mechanisms behind ant-acacia mutualisms in swollen-thorn acacias. Written by guest blogger Josie Cooper.
6th October 2025
Darwin's "Best" Portrait
This month, our Librarian Will Beharrell takes a closer look at one of the Linnean Society's most famous portraits
8th September 2025
Fathers Out Of The Blue: Leatherback Turtles Take a DNA Test
Discover how DNA detective work is revealing the secret love lives of leatherback turtles–and reshaping how we protect this critically endangered species.
2nd September 2025
Painting En Plein Air – Margaret Woods
This month Archivist, Liz McGow, focusses on a volume of watercolour drawings of British flowers by Margaret Woods (MS/504).
13th August 2025
Why Do Birds Have Whiskers?
The answer lies in phylogenetics. Written by guest blogger Michael Sellgren.
1st August 2025
Seeing Double – Henry and Edward Doubleday – Entomologists
Glenn Benson our Hon. Curator of Artefacts looks at the men behind the images of the Doubledays in the collection of the Society and discovers an unexpected connection to the Victoria & Albert Museum in London where he works.
16th July 2025
