The Linnean Society https://www.linnean.org/ en-GB Mon, 06 Oct 2025 11:18:00 +0100 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 15:36:53 +0100 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. Our Digitised Collections https://www.linnean.org/news/2025/06/16/our-digitised-collections Mon, 16 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0100 This month’s treasure is our digitised collections (and an excuse to plug their new home!). Anoles on the Edge: Adapting to the Andes https://www.linnean.org/news/2025/06/03/anoles-on-the-edge-adapting-to-the-andes Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:39:00 +0100 How Andean lizards reveal the hidden power of temperature in driving evolution. Written by guest blogger Rosie Ryland. Priya Nithianandan (5 September 1964 – 2 May 2025) https://www.linnean.org/news/2025/05/07/priya-nithianandan Wed, 07 May 2025 15:22:00 +0100