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Doing your festive shopping? Give the gift of natural history and check out our online store; not only can you find beautiful artwork, you will be supporting our charity.
If you're shopping for Christmas, make sure you've put in your order by Dec 15 to make sure it arrives in time! buff.ly/ALGBtb2
If you're shopping for Christmas, make sure you've put in your order by Dec 15 to make sure it arrives in time! buff.ly/ALGBtb2
November 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Doing your festive shopping? Give the gift of natural history and check out our online store; not only can you find beautiful artwork, you will be supporting our charity.
If you're shopping for Christmas, make sure you've put in your order by Dec 15 to make sure it arrives in time! buff.ly/ALGBtb2
If you're shopping for Christmas, make sure you've put in your order by Dec 15 to make sure it arrives in time! buff.ly/ALGBtb2
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What's that? You didn't know boxfish made sound? Me neither...
It turns out all species (Atlantic & Pacific) do, yet little is known about how this evolved. A novel structure found only in the Atlantic species offered the answer, but it isn't quite what you think...π π§ͺ
doi.org/10.1093/biol...
It turns out all species (Atlantic & Pacific) do, yet little is known about how this evolved. A novel structure found only in the Atlantic species offered the answer, but it isn't quite what you think...π π§ͺ
doi.org/10.1093/biol...
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
What's that? You didn't know boxfish made sound? Me neither...
It turns out all species (Atlantic & Pacific) do, yet little is known about how this evolved. A novel structure found only in the Atlantic species offered the answer, but it isn't quite what you think...π π§ͺ
doi.org/10.1093/biol...
It turns out all species (Atlantic & Pacific) do, yet little is known about how this evolved. A novel structure found only in the Atlantic species offered the answer, but it isn't quite what you think...π π§ͺ
doi.org/10.1093/biol...
π Exciting reading for today, the anniversary of the publication of On The Origin Of Species:
The Darwin Online project has just released Darwin's address book, filled with unique insights not found anywhere else. It has been transcribed and is now readable at the link below!
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The Darwin Online project has just released Darwin's address book, filled with unique insights not found anywhere else. It has been transcribed and is now readable at the link below!
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November 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
π Exciting reading for today, the anniversary of the publication of On The Origin Of Species:
The Darwin Online project has just released Darwin's address book, filled with unique insights not found anywhere else. It has been transcribed and is now readable at the link below!
buff.ly/uqYc9IL
The Darwin Online project has just released Darwin's address book, filled with unique insights not found anywhere else. It has been transcribed and is now readable at the link below!
buff.ly/uqYc9IL
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Weevil, weevil, rock you!
Not quite as catchy as the Queen hit, the phylogeny of broad-nosed weevils was explored using mitochondrial genomes of 130 species, helping to classify the subfamily & uncover their biogeography! πππ§ͺ
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
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Not quite as catchy as the Queen hit, the phylogeny of broad-nosed weevils was explored using mitochondrial genomes of 130 species, helping to classify the subfamily & uncover their biogeography! πππ§ͺ
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
@linneansociety.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Weevil, weevil, rock you!
Not quite as catchy as the Queen hit, the phylogeny of broad-nosed weevils was explored using mitochondrial genomes of 130 species, helping to classify the subfamily & uncover their biogeography! πππ§ͺ
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
@linneansociety.bsky.social
Not quite as catchy as the Queen hit, the phylogeny of broad-nosed weevils was explored using mitochondrial genomes of 130 species, helping to classify the subfamily & uncover their biogeography! πππ§ͺ
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
@linneansociety.bsky.social
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This #FossilFriday marvel at an early Dyrosauridae from the middle Campanian Quseir Formation of Egypt! Displaying transitional cranial features, Wadisuchus is confirmed as the early-diverging dyrosauridae! Check it out: doi.org/10.1093/zool... @linneansociety.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 10:45 AM
This #FossilFriday marvel at an early Dyrosauridae from the middle Campanian Quseir Formation of Egypt! Displaying transitional cranial features, Wadisuchus is confirmed as the early-diverging dyrosauridae! Check it out: doi.org/10.1093/zool... @linneansociety.bsky.social
Ticket release alert π¨ Our ever-popular Treasures Tours are now bookable for 2026. Get in quick as these tours usually sell out.
Join our expert staff on an in-depth, behind-the-scenes tour of our unique home at Burlington House in central London.
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Join our expert staff on an in-depth, behind-the-scenes tour of our unique home at Burlington House in central London.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Ticket release alert π¨ Our ever-popular Treasures Tours are now bookable for 2026. Get in quick as these tours usually sell out.
Join our expert staff on an in-depth, behind-the-scenes tour of our unique home at Burlington House in central London.
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Join our expert staff on an in-depth, behind-the-scenes tour of our unique home at Burlington House in central London.
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A taxonomic revision published in our Zoological Journal in 2017 completely upended this belief, revealing the silky anteater (she who looks like an evil popcorn kernel) is actually 7 species! Read more in the paper here: buff.ly/WsIJz4y 2/2
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A taxonomic revision published in our Zoological Journal in 2017 completely upended this belief, revealing the silky anteater (she who looks like an evil popcorn kernel) is actually 7 species! Read more in the paper here: buff.ly/WsIJz4y 2/2
Seeya later ant-eater (you have to say eater weird) it's #AnteaterDay ! Known for their slender noses and taste for six-legged creatures, these guys were originally considered four species. 1/2
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Seeya later ant-eater (you have to say eater weird) it's #AnteaterDay ! Known for their slender noses and taste for six-legged creatures, these guys were originally considered four species. 1/2
Final call: our online lecture on bat foraging is happening tonight, 6:30 to 7:30pm! Join Dr Iroro Tanshi, @irorotanshi.bsky.social, as she explores how bats find food in the dark and how different species share foraging space across the Gulf of Guinea forests. See you soon!
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November 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Final call: our online lecture on bat foraging is happening tonight, 6:30 to 7:30pm! Join Dr Iroro Tanshi, @irorotanshi.bsky.social, as she explores how bats find food in the dark and how different species share foraging space across the Gulf of Guinea forests. See you soon!
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buff.ly/sJo16t6
Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum) might look like the cooking spice (Illicium verum), but don't be fooled! Anisatum seed pods are highly toxic. However, its leaves can be burned as incense.
Available as a card, print or poster. buff.ly/3G5nhs2
From 'KΓΆhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen', (1887-1898)
Available as a card, print or poster. buff.ly/3G5nhs2
From 'KΓΆhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen', (1887-1898)
November 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum) might look like the cooking spice (Illicium verum), but don't be fooled! Anisatum seed pods are highly toxic. However, its leaves can be burned as incense.
Available as a card, print or poster. buff.ly/3G5nhs2
From 'KΓΆhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen', (1887-1898)
Available as a card, print or poster. buff.ly/3G5nhs2
From 'KΓΆhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen', (1887-1898)
As extinction accelerates, scientists race to decode the DNA of life - unlocking secrets that could help save our planetβs biodiversity.
Join Mark Blaxter, leader of the Sanger Instituteβs Tree of Life programme, as he explains the genome sequencing of biodiversity.
π Nov 27 6pm
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Join Mark Blaxter, leader of the Sanger Instituteβs Tree of Life programme, as he explains the genome sequencing of biodiversity.
π Nov 27 6pm
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November 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
As extinction accelerates, scientists race to decode the DNA of life - unlocking secrets that could help save our planetβs biodiversity.
Join Mark Blaxter, leader of the Sanger Instituteβs Tree of Life programme, as he explains the genome sequencing of biodiversity.
π Nov 27 6pm
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Join Mark Blaxter, leader of the Sanger Instituteβs Tree of Life programme, as he explains the genome sequencing of biodiversity.
π Nov 27 6pm
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As we embrace the cosy season, treat yourself or a loved one with our Naturae candle.
Mixing cypress (Cupressus sempervirens), lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) & sweet orange (Citrus Γ sinensis), the fresh scent celebrates nature, combined with the earthiness of our library.
Shop: buff.ly/YhJHPA7
Mixing cypress (Cupressus sempervirens), lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) & sweet orange (Citrus Γ sinensis), the fresh scent celebrates nature, combined with the earthiness of our library.
Shop: buff.ly/YhJHPA7
November 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
As we embrace the cosy season, treat yourself or a loved one with our Naturae candle.
Mixing cypress (Cupressus sempervirens), lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) & sweet orange (Citrus Γ sinensis), the fresh scent celebrates nature, combined with the earthiness of our library.
Shop: buff.ly/YhJHPA7
Mixing cypress (Cupressus sempervirens), lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) & sweet orange (Citrus Γ sinensis), the fresh scent celebrates nature, combined with the earthiness of our library.
Shop: buff.ly/YhJHPA7
Free on the 19th November from 6:30-7:30pm??
Then join us online to learn from Iroro Tanshi all about bats' feeding habits and the ways it affects how food resources are partitioned in the wild π¦
Grab a free ticket π
Then join us online to learn from Iroro Tanshi all about bats' feeding habits and the ways it affects how food resources are partitioned in the wild π¦
Grab a free ticket π
Bat Foraging | Where and How They Do It
Discover just how bats go about nabbing their night time snacks. There's more to it than you think!
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November 15, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Free on the 19th November from 6:30-7:30pm??
Then join us online to learn from Iroro Tanshi all about bats' feeding habits and the ways it affects how food resources are partitioned in the wild π¦
Grab a free ticket π
Then join us online to learn from Iroro Tanshi all about bats' feeding habits and the ways it affects how food resources are partitioned in the wild π¦
Grab a free ticket π
We're letting our hair down this Friday by delving into the more social side of our history, sparked by some unexpected items in our archives: two drinks tokens...
Find out more in November's Treasure of the Month: buff.ly/vnrowQt
Find out more in November's Treasure of the Month: buff.ly/vnrowQt
November 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
We're letting our hair down this Friday by delving into the more social side of our history, sparked by some unexpected items in our archives: two drinks tokens...
Find out more in November's Treasure of the Month: buff.ly/vnrowQt
Find out more in November's Treasure of the Month: buff.ly/vnrowQt
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This #FossilFriday marvel at the presence of Astropanax leaves & pollen in Ethiopia 21.73 million years ago, found in the Mush Valley, providing the earliest evidence for Araliaceae on the African continent! (around the time when ancient rhinos & horses began to evolve)ππ§ͺ
doi.org/10.1093/botl...
doi.org/10.1093/botl...
November 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This #FossilFriday marvel at the presence of Astropanax leaves & pollen in Ethiopia 21.73 million years ago, found in the Mush Valley, providing the earliest evidence for Araliaceae on the African continent! (around the time when ancient rhinos & horses began to evolve)ππ§ͺ
doi.org/10.1093/botl...
doi.org/10.1093/botl...
"How do I keep up with everything happening at the Linnean Society?" we hear you cry
Well, look no further than Linnean News - sent straight to your inbox with regular updates on our programme of events, Society news and other delights like short-notice talks!
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Well, look no further than Linnean News - sent straight to your inbox with regular updates on our programme of events, Society news and other delights like short-notice talks!
Register here π
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November 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
"How do I keep up with everything happening at the Linnean Society?" we hear you cry
Well, look no further than Linnean News - sent straight to your inbox with regular updates on our programme of events, Society news and other delights like short-notice talks!
Register here π
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Well, look no further than Linnean News - sent straight to your inbox with regular updates on our programme of events, Society news and other delights like short-notice talks!
Register here π
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The iconic children's book 'Where the Wild Things Are' was published #OTD in 1963.
Here's our own wild landscape from Historia naturalis palmarum, Karl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1823-1850) (LSL re: P 582.4p187 MAR)
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Here's our own wild landscape from Historia naturalis palmarum, Karl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1823-1850) (LSL re: P 582.4p187 MAR)
Get 15% off prints, cards or posters with the code LINNEAN15. buff.ly/5Zgzg7G
November 13, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The iconic children's book 'Where the Wild Things Are' was published #OTD in 1963.
Here's our own wild landscape from Historia naturalis palmarum, Karl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1823-1850) (LSL re: P 582.4p187 MAR)
Get 15% off prints, cards or posters with the code LINNEAN15. buff.ly/5Zgzg7G
Here's our own wild landscape from Historia naturalis palmarum, Karl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1823-1850) (LSL re: P 582.4p187 MAR)
Get 15% off prints, cards or posters with the code LINNEAN15. buff.ly/5Zgzg7G
Yesterday, the Linnean Library was graced with a group of keen knitters, gathered for an afternoon to learn how to #knit like a Victorian
Based on knitting patterns held in the Linnean Society archive belonging to Lady Pleasance Smith, attendees had the chance to create some #nature based patternsπ
Based on knitting patterns held in the Linnean Society archive belonging to Lady Pleasance Smith, attendees had the chance to create some #nature based patternsπ
November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Yesterday, the Linnean Library was graced with a group of keen knitters, gathered for an afternoon to learn how to #knit like a Victorian
Based on knitting patterns held in the Linnean Society archive belonging to Lady Pleasance Smith, attendees had the chance to create some #nature based patternsπ
Based on knitting patterns held in the Linnean Society archive belonging to Lady Pleasance Smith, attendees had the chance to create some #nature based patternsπ
Oh dear, sorry Jon!
November 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Oh dear, sorry Jon!
Shore-ly you didn't miss our most recent Linnean Lens talk?
It's time to shell-ebrate as it's now available to watch on our YouTube channel-three guesses what it's about!
Join Job Ablett as he uses his 22+ years of experience to show and tell about the amazing specimens in the Linnean's collection
It's time to shell-ebrate as it's now available to watch on our YouTube channel-three guesses what it's about!
Join Job Ablett as he uses his 22+ years of experience to show and tell about the amazing specimens in the Linnean's collection
Linnean Lens | Treasures of the Linnean Shells collection
Linnaeus (1707-1778) described and named over 800 molluscan species, including many of the most familiar and widespread species. Through his many correspondents, he obtained shells from collectors,β¦
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November 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Shore-ly you didn't miss our most recent Linnean Lens talk?
It's time to shell-ebrate as it's now available to watch on our YouTube channel-three guesses what it's about!
Join Job Ablett as he uses his 22+ years of experience to show and tell about the amazing specimens in the Linnean's collection
It's time to shell-ebrate as it's now available to watch on our YouTube channel-three guesses what it's about!
Join Job Ablett as he uses his 22+ years of experience to show and tell about the amazing specimens in the Linnean's collection
Thanks Darwin Biological for including us in your book of practicals!
Our hands-on session helps students to investigate how many different species of plants and animals might be lurking in their local area.
Check out the whole booklet...
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Our hands-on session helps students to investigate how many different species of plants and animals might be lurking in their local area.
Check out the whole booklet...
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The Practical Biologist - Darwin Biological
A collection of 12 biology practicals created by expert institutions specifically for school use.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Thanks Darwin Biological for including us in your book of practicals!
Our hands-on session helps students to investigate how many different species of plants and animals might be lurking in their local area.
Check out the whole booklet...
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Our hands-on session helps students to investigate how many different species of plants and animals might be lurking in their local area.
Check out the whole booklet...
buff.ly/YleVbXf
How are climate and other changes affecting the evolution of species? And why are some species protected from these effects?
There's still time to register, online or in-person, to our symposium on Organismal Resilience in a Rapidly Changing World, on 20 November, 9am-6pm.
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There's still time to register, online or in-person, to our symposium on Organismal Resilience in a Rapidly Changing World, on 20 November, 9am-6pm.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
How are climate and other changes affecting the evolution of species? And why are some species protected from these effects?
There's still time to register, online or in-person, to our symposium on Organismal Resilience in a Rapidly Changing World, on 20 November, 9am-6pm.
buff.ly/TfJfYUw
There's still time to register, online or in-person, to our symposium on Organismal Resilience in a Rapidly Changing World, on 20 November, 9am-6pm.
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ON THURSDAY I'll be at @linneansociety.bsky.social to chat about whether natural history #museums really represent nature, how they talk about their own [sometimes troubling] histories, & how they help save the world: the 3 themes of my book #NaturesMemory. Come!
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Natureβs Memory | Behind the Scenes at the Worldβs Natural History Museums
Get an insider guide to the secrets of natural history museums, as we consider how they shape our society and relationship with nature.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
ON THURSDAY I'll be at @linneansociety.bsky.social to chat about whether natural history #museums really represent nature, how they talk about their own [sometimes troubling] histories, & how they help save the world: the 3 themes of my book #NaturesMemory. Come!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natures-me...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/natures-me...
This week we welcomed students to our Green Careers Conference, held in partnership with the British Ecological Society.
It was a hugely inspring day of talks, workshops and networking, and we hope everyone enjoyed it! And a huge thanks to our speakers, exhibitors and partners.
It was a hugely inspring day of talks, workshops and networking, and we hope everyone enjoyed it! And a huge thanks to our speakers, exhibitors and partners.
November 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This week we welcomed students to our Green Careers Conference, held in partnership with the British Ecological Society.
It was a hugely inspring day of talks, workshops and networking, and we hope everyone enjoyed it! And a huge thanks to our speakers, exhibitors and partners.
It was a hugely inspring day of talks, workshops and networking, and we hope everyone enjoyed it! And a huge thanks to our speakers, exhibitors and partners.
"The only thing constant in life is change."
Dr Mark Watson's 2025 President's lecture focused on how the Linnean Society has evolved to meet the challenges facing nature, charities and learned societies today.
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Dr Mark Watson's 2025 President's lecture focused on how the Linnean Society has evolved to meet the challenges facing nature, charities and learned societies today.
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The Evolving Learned Society
On 4 September our President Mark Watson shared how the Linnean Society must adapt and evolve to meet the challenges facing nature, charities and learned societies today. This is an edited extractβ¦
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November 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
"The only thing constant in life is change."
Dr Mark Watson's 2025 President's lecture focused on how the Linnean Society has evolved to meet the challenges facing nature, charities and learned societies today.
Read an edited version buff.ly/0XZNXEj
Dr Mark Watson's 2025 President's lecture focused on how the Linnean Society has evolved to meet the challenges facing nature, charities and learned societies today.
Read an edited version buff.ly/0XZNXEj