Blogs and Essays
A Secret Treasure: Anna Atkins’s Cyanotype Impressions of British Algae
This month, independent photographic historian Dr Rose Teanby FRPS, discusses the binding and photographic significance of the Linnean Society's three precious Anna Atkins Cyanotype volumes.
5th December 2024
Why do we Care About Frog Sex?
Examining the sex metadata bias in herpetological museum collections.
14th November 2024
As Far as the Eye can See | Two Views of Nature
This month our Hon. Curator of Artefacts, Glenn Benson FLS, looks at the depiction of nature through two small landscapes in the Society’s collection.
7th November 2024
The Architect of Nature Conservation: Max Nicholson's Archive
The latest archival collection to be released on our catalogue are the papers of foundational environmentalist Max Nicholson. His archive is the first of several important nature conservation collections currently in progress.
29th October 2024
Icons of Evolution: Why are there so many Darwin’s finches?
Uncover the remarkable new development in the understanding of the evolution of Darwin's finches, discovering evidence of extinctions for the first time.
23rd October 2024
The Scott Archive: Sealed Envelopes and…. Bickering Botanists! (Part 2)
In August we discussed the intriguing discovery of a sealed envelope in the papers of Dukinfield Henry and Rina Scott. This month, thanks to our Conservator, Janet Ashdown, we look at how that envelope was opened, and finally reveal its contents!
30th September 2024
