News, Blogs and Essays

A Tale of Two Cabinets
Our Honorary Curator of Artefacts, Glenn Benson FLS, continues his series of articles on the artefacts displayed in the Society’s rooms at New Burlington House; objects which, due to their familiarity, may otherwise go unnoticed.

Professor Anjali Goswami elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society
We are excited to congratulate the President of the Linnean Society, Professor Anjali Goswami, on being made a Fellow of the Royal Society.
16th May 2024

The Mora tree of Guiana
This month's Treasure is an intriguing watercolour of a Mora tree, submitted with a paper read at a meeting of the Society in 1838, yet never published.

Unlocking our future
Our new strategy for 2024–2030
19th April 2024

Wanderings with Wallace - the winner of our 2023 portrait competition
Find out about the winner of our 2023 New Portrait Competition
15th April 2024

The New Naturalist Library
Not all the treasures in the Linnean Society’s collections are venerable antiques. This month’s featured item—in fact, a whole series of items—is a masterpiece of the mid-20th century