The Linnean Society https://www.linnean.org/ en-GB Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0100 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:23:00 +0100 Hidden Caves: Cape Verde's Secret Sponges 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. A Special AdoptLINN Appeal: Help us Conserve our Books of Travel and Exploration 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 The Scholar Who Lived the Culture: Winifred Blackman’s Research In Egypt with the Percy Sladen Memorial Fund 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. Facial Reconstruction: Bringing New Life to a 66-Million-Year-Old Salamander 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. The Natural History GCSE – Have Your Say 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. How Did Bushbabies Become Different Species? 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. Peeling Back the Layers: Conserving the Mora Tree Watercolour 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. Exploring and Expressing Queerness in Natural History 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. From a Land Down Under: How Australian Geckos Colonised Melanesia 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. In Early Cretaceous Forests: There's Mushroom for Fossils 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. Four Linnean Society Fellows Elected to Royal Society https://www.linnean.org/news/2026/06/18/four-linnean-society-fellows-elected-to-royal-society Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:45:00 +0100 Four of the Linnean Society’s Fellows have been elected to the Royal Society in their 2026 intake. King’s Birthday Honours for JLPF Medal winner https://www.linnean.org/news/2026/06/13/kings-birthday-honours-for-jlpf-medal-winner Sat, 13 Jun 2026 07:52:00 +0100 Kabir Kaul FLS has received the British Empire Medal for services to nature.