Blogs and Essays

Explore insights and essays from our curators, archivists and librarians

Podcasts

Let our podcasts take you on a journey on a whaling ship, or dive to a coral reef. From the psychedelic qualities of plants to the secrets of seeds, we have it all

Treasures of the Month

Every month, we focus on one object (text/book/illustration/specimen) to bring you its hidden story

Discover More with Linnean Learning

Discover and share your curiosity in nature!

Stories from our Collections

From colourful personalities to mysterious specimens, read the tales our curators and staff find within old books, journals, collected specimens...

Society and Staff News

Find out more about the Society's staff and various ongoings

'A Curious Herbal' as Material Witness

Hand printed books can tell a much more human story than today's machine-made ones. Janet Tyson discovers a few hidden among the pages of an 18th century book

10th January 2023

Street art, Greta Thunberg and Linnaeus - meet the winner of our portrait competition

Find out about the winner of our 2022 New Portrait Competition

21st December 2022

Professor Grenville 'Gren' Llewellyn Lucas OBE BSc FLS FRGS (20 Dec 1935–12 Dec 2022): Botanist, Conservationist and Champion of the Linnean Society

Gren Lucas was energetic in his ability to identify potential and make change, and we are incredibly fortunate at the Society to have been able to call him our friend and ally.

13th December 2022

Finding Sunbird Species in Wallacea

Using modern genetic, acoustic, and statistical techniques, these discoveries add to our understanding of how life evolved in the Wallacea region, and reinforce some classic ideas from Wallace’s work.

21st November 2022