https://www.linnean.org/ en-GB Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0100 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:21:28 +0100 https://www.linnean.org/news/2026/09/04/john-charles-sawer-archive-glenn-benson Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0100 September’s Treasure of the Month delves into the history of perfumery through the archive of chemist and botanist John Charles Sawer FLS (1842–1904). Our Honorary Curator of Artefacts, Glenn Benson FLS, looks at some of the items from the archive. https://www.linnean.org/news/2026/08/31/the-pangolin-puzzle-looking-inside-the-skull-for-evolutionary-clues Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0100 New anatomical evidence offers fresh insight into pangolin evolution. Written by guest blogger Shana Knight. https://www.linnean.org/news/2026/08/17/hidden-caves-cape-verdes-secret-sponges Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0100 How scientists’ submarine cave exploration uncovered five new species of marine sponge in Cape Verde. Written by guest blogger Lily Fallows. https://www.linnean.org/news/2026/08/15/a-special-adoptlinn-appeal Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0100 Help us preserve the stories that changed our understanding of the natural world https://www.linnean.org/news/2026/08/10/the-scholar-who-lived-the-culture-winifred-blackmans-research-in-egypt-with-the-percy-sladen-memorial-fund Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0100 August's Treasure of the Month has been written by Aisha Yaree, a King's College London MA student who assisted our project archivist with cataloguing the Percy Sladen Memorial Fund Archive during her placement at the Society. https://www.linnean.org/news/2026/08/07/facial-reconstruction-bringing-new-life-to-a-66-million-year-old-salamander Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0100 How CT scanning can fill gaps in the fossil record to tell a new evolutionary story. Written by guest blogger Juliet Maxted. https://www.linnean.org/news/2026/08/03/the-natural-history-gcse-have-your-say Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0100 The proposed subject content for the Natural History GCSE has been released. Our Education Manager Dan Simonsen outlines our analysis of the subject content and how we responded to the consultation. https://www.linnean.org/news/2026/07/28/how-did-bushbabies-become-different-species Tue, 28 Jul 2026 17:13:00 +0100 A new study challenges a simple evolutionary story. Written by guest blogger Katie Porter. https://www.linnean.org/news/2026/07/13/mora-tree Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:53:00 +0100 Our very talented conservation volunteer, John Abbott, has conserved our painting of the Mora Tree by Robert Schomburgk. He describes the process in this month's Treasure of the Month. https://www.linnean.org/news/2026/07/07/exploring-and-expressing-queerness-in-natural-history Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:50:00 +0100 Danielle Crowley writes about how nature has always been a place of safety and comfort, where gender doesn’t matter, and the role of queer-focussed programmes in institutions. https://www.linnean.org/news/2026/07/03/from-a-land-down-under-how-australian-geckos-colonised-melanesia Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0100 Understanding the dispersal and evolution of a species-rich gecko group across Australia and the South Pacific. Written by guest blogger T.W. Fieldsend. https://www.linnean.org/news/2026/06/22/in-cretaceous-forests-a-rare-gilled-mushroom-fossil Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0100 How a beautifully preserved fossil reveals one of the oldest gilled mushroom forming fungus ever found. Written by guest blogger Isabelle Pola.