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How we train the next generation is critical to nature recovery.
Citizen science data from iNaturalist has helped uncover the evolution of parental guarding behaviour in harvestmen: from @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social
Combining nearly 300 years of fieldwork with data from iNaturalist, researchers have more than doubled documented cases of parental care in harvestmen.
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How would you achieve complete ecological dominance in the Mesozoic? Early sauropodomorphs like Macrocollum itaquii decided a long neck was the answer, stretching their vertebrae into great lengths...talk about sticking your neck out! 🧪 🌍
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A moving story of a writer falling in love with an ancient linden tree. Europe’s oldest lindens have seen as many as 1000 winters.
Lindens are tied to Linnaeus as Carl Linnaeus father had adopted the Latinized surname after a majestic, ancient small-leaved linden (Tilia cordata) on their homestead.
Our warmest congratulations to Kabir Kaul FLS, who is recognised in today's Honours list for services to nature.
Kabir said: “I remain incredibly grateful for the Society’s kindness and encouragement, and the wisdom of all the Fellows I've had the privilege to meet so far."
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You don't want to miss this free and fantastic talk - all about underground dragonflies! Yes! And all the way from New Zealand by dragonfly conservationist Ruary Mackenzie Dodds.
PS: There is an AMAZING video that has dragonflies, a feral cats, possums, a hedgehog...
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This Thursday 6 pm, a talk tracing the story of an arboretum planted by Suffragettes & almost forgotten by history.
The tale of a lone Monterey Pine planted by suffragette Rose Lamartine Yates, found by artist Elaine Duigenan who began a quest that spans nature, culture, feminism & art.
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But also, it is a true 'story from the field', and about the lengths to which researchers go to find and observe creatures in the wild, and the treasures that we can find through their hard work.
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In this lecture we examine two copies of one of natural history’s great female pioneers Maria Sybilla Merian’s great work held in both the Linnean Society and Oak Spring Garden Foundation libraries. Explore this masterpiece of scientific illustration.
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This was a collaborative lecture between the Linnean Society and Oak Spring Garden Foundation.
The talk explores a masterpiece of scientific illustration from one of natural history’s great female…
Citizen science data from popular platform iNaturalist has helped uncover the evolution of parental guarding behaviour in harvestmen, as shown in research published in th...
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Tracing the story of an arboretum planted by Suffragettes, and almost forgotten by history.
