https://www.linnean.org/ en-GB Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:08:00 +0000 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:30:17 +0000 https://www.linnean.org/news/2025/01/10/out-of-the-andes-always-something-new Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:08:00 +0000 How a new species of tropical butterfly eluded discovery by hiding in the snow https://www.linnean.org/news/2025/01/02/albatross Thu, 02 Jan 2025 09:30:00 +0000 This month, Project Archivist Alex Milne dusts off her English Literature degree to examine Richard Owen's sketchbook anew and emerges with an abiding love of the albatross. https://www.linnean.org/news/2024/12/05/a-secret-treasure-anna-atkinss-photographs-of-british-algae Thu, 05 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0000 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. https://www.linnean.org/news/2024/12/05/our-updated-charter-and-bye-laws-take-legal-effect Thu, 05 Dec 2024 16:30:00 +0000 Having been sealed and delivered to the Society, our updated Charter, Bye-Laws and Standing Orders have taken legal effect https://www.linnean.org/news/2024/11/14/why-do-we-care-about-frog-sex Thu, 14 Nov 2024 14:53:00 +0000 Examining the sex metadata bias in herpetological museum collections. https://www.linnean.org/news/2024/11/12/our-local-nature-grant-a-review-of-this-years-youth-led-projects Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:21:00 +0000 Chickens, parades, plants, bats and bugs: stories from our local nature grants of 2024. https://www.linnean.org/news/2024/11/07/as-far-as-the-eye-can-see-two-views-of-nature Thu, 07 Nov 2024 01:00:00 +0000 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. https://www.linnean.org/news/2024/10/30/the-linnean-society-signs-deal-with-government-to-secure-burlington-house Wed, 30 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0000 We have signed the legal documentation outlining our agreement to secure a 999-year leasehold of Burlington House. https://www.linnean.org/news/2024/10/29/the-architect-of-nature-conservation-max-nicholsons-archive Tue, 29 Oct 2024 13:50:00 +0000 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. https://www.linnean.org/news/2024/10/23/icons-of-evolution-why-are-there-so-many-darwins-finches Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:02:00 +0100 Uncover the remarkable new development in the understanding of the evolution of Darwin's finches, discovering evidence of extinctions for the first time. https://www.linnean.org/news/2024/09/30/the-scott-archive-sealed-envelopes-and-bickering-botanists-part-2 Mon, 30 Sep 2024 13:22:00 +0100 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! https://www.linnean.org/news/2024/09/12/celia-rossers-banksias Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0100 Our librarian Will Beharrell examines one of the Society's more recent acquisitions: a magnificent three-volume survey of Australia's most distinctive wildflower