News, Blogs and Essays
A Social Parasite: Panambi chopi
Aah the beautiful butterfly... wait... what?! Discover the devious deeds that this butterfly undertakes to complete its curious life cycle.
14th April 2021
The Ten Bamboo Studio Treatise on Painting
Librarian Will Beharrell introduces a pioneering, genre-straddling masterpiece of 18th century Chinese printing
12th April 2021
The Linnean Society welcomes its very first CEO
An internationally recognised expert in the public engagement of science, Gail Cardew has spent the majority of her career supporting scientists to engage actively with society
15th March 2021
Correspondence of Nathaniel John Winch: Botany, Bankruptcy and Coal Mines
Assistant Archivist Luke Thorne delves into the recently catalogued correspondence of Nathaniel John Winch, an 18th century botanist, geologist, and merchant
11th March 2021
Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin's letters to Linnaeus
Nikolaus Joseph Baron von Jacquin: A botanist, an 18th century collector and a pen pal to Linnaeus
5th March 2021
Scientist, activist or advocate?
Ahead of the launch of our Planetary Emergency Committee, Linnean Future, Professor Andy Purvis FLS writes about how he recalibrated the idea of his role as a natural scientist, about the importance of taking on 'deniers' and starting conversations
2nd March 2021
