News, Blogs and Essays
Fathers Out Of The Blue: Leatherback Turtles Take a DNA Test
Discover how DNA detective work is revealing the secret love lives of leatherback turtles–and reshaping how we protect this critically endangered species.
2nd September 2025
Painting En Plein Air – Margaret Woods
This month Archivist, Liz McGow, focusses on a volume of watercolour drawings of British flowers by Margaret Woods (MS/504).
13th August 2025
Nature Network - first term in review
With the first term of out new funded nature project complete, see what we've been up too and how to join in!
7th August 2025
Why Do Birds Have Whiskers?
The answer lies in phylogenetics. Written by guest blogger Michael Sellgren.
1st August 2025
Seeing Double – Henry and Edward Doubleday – Entomologists
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
Uncover how machine learning can be used to spot salt stress in plants, revolutionising how we farm amidst sea level rise.
3rd July 2025
