The Linnean Society https://www.linnean.org/ en-GB Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:30:00 +0000 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:23:30 +0000 Pub Anyone?: The History of the Linnean Club 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 The Evolving Learned Society 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. Ghosts of the Past: How DNA Reveals an Extinct Island Lineage 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. Ants, Acacias, and Breaking the Mould of Niche Conservatism 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. Our Local Nature Grants 2025 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. Darwin's "Best" Portrait 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 Fathers Out Of The Blue: Leatherback Turtles Take a DNA Test 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. Painting En Plein Air – Margaret Woods 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). Nature Network - first term in review 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! Why Do Birds Have Whiskers? https://www.linnean.org/news/2025/08/01/why-do-birds-have-whiskers Fri, 01 Aug 2025 14:38:00 +0100 The answer lies in phylogenetics. Written by guest blogger Michael Sellgren. Seeing Double – Henry and Edward Doubleday – Entomologists https://www.linnean.org/news/2025/07/16/seeing-double-henry-and-edward-doubleday-entomologists Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0100 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. Chromatic Confessions of Salt Stressed Plants: AI to Read Between the Leaves https://www.linnean.org/news/2025/07/03/chromatic-confessions-of-salt-stressed-plants-ai-to-read-between-the-leaves Thu, 03 Jul 2025 10:24:00 +0100 Uncover how machine learning can be used to spot salt stress in plants, revolutionising how we farm amidst sea level rise.