News, Blogs and Essays

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

Cereus: A Blooming Obsession
Daryl Stenvoll-Wells, Biomedia Project Manager, reflects on an extraordinary plant through the lens of migration, ritual and memory
21st February 2021

Thomas Spencer Cobbold’s drawings of the hidden lives of parasites
Assistant Archivist Luke Thorne reveals a lifetime of "patient and accurate labour"
25th January 2021

Edward M Holmes: A prescriber of salves for both bodies and hearts
“…all-round naturalist and a born collector”: The correspondence collection of Edward Morell Holmes
6th January 2021