https://www.linnean.org/ en-GB Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:55:00 +0000 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:24:15 +0000 https://www.linnean.org/news/2026/01/19/elephant-poo-is-a-world-class-fertilizer-sometimes Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:55:00 +0000 You can't make an omelette without breaking some eggs...or grow a Torchwood tree without sending it through an elephant's digestive system. Written by guest blogger Jin-Gyu Chang. https://www.linnean.org/news/2026/01/13/new-upload-the-council-for-nature-collection Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:50:00 +0000 Our former and much-missed Project Archivist, Alex Milne, highlights the most-recently catalogued addition to our "Conservation archives" collection. https://www.linnean.org/news/2025/12/16/festive-dining-a-1782-pub-bill Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0000 This pub bill shows Carl Linnaeus the Younger living it up in London in 1782. https://www.linnean.org/news/2025/11/12/pub-anyone-the-history-of-the-linnean-club Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:30:00 +0000 This month’s 'Treasure of the Month' focuses on a couple of rather unexpected items in the archive: two drink tokens https://www.linnean.org/news/2025/11/07/the-evolving-learned-society Fri, 07 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000 On 4 September our President Mark Watson shared how the Linnean Society must adapt and evolve to meet the challenges facing nature, charities and learned societies today. This is an edited extract from his talk. https://www.linnean.org/news/2025/11/03/ghosts-of-the-past-how-dna-reveals-an-extinct-island-lineage Mon, 03 Nov 2025 12:32:00 +0000 How genome-wide analyses uncovered a hidden extinction event, showing that island colonisation often ends not in success, but in silent disappearance. Written by guest blogger Adam Brachtl. https://www.linnean.org/news/2025/10/06/ants-acacias-and-breaking-the-mould-of-niche-conservatism Mon, 06 Oct 2025 11:18:00 +0100 Discover the mechanisms behind ant-acacia mutualisms in swollen-thorn acacias. Written by guest blogger Josie Cooper. https://www.linnean.org/news/2025/09/08/our-local-nature-grants-2025 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:54:00 +0100 From bees to botany, hedgehogs to bug hotels, this year’s grant recipients have gone above and beyond to make a real change in their local area. https://www.linnean.org/news/2025/09/08/darwins-best-portrait Mon, 08 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0100 This month, our Librarian Will Beharrell takes a closer look at one of the Linnean Society's most famous portraits https://www.linnean.org/news/2025/09/02/fathers-out-of-the-blue-leatherback-turtles-take-a-dna-test Tue, 02 Sep 2025 11:54:00 +0100 Discover how DNA detective work is revealing the secret love lives of leatherback turtles–and reshaping how we protect this critically endangered species. https://www.linnean.org/news/2025/08/13/margaret-woods Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0100 This month Archivist, Liz McGow, focusses on a volume of watercolour drawings of British flowers by Margaret Woods (MS/504). https://www.linnean.org/news/2025/08/07/nature-network Thu, 07 Aug 2025 10:30:00 +0100 With the first term of out new funded nature project complete, see what we've been up too and how to join in!