By Li-Chuan TAI In 1869, when French Lazarist Father Armand David (1826–1900) “discovered” the giant panda in Moupin, Sichuan province…
Category: Natural History
By Nathan Smith How many animals can you name? How many plants? The answer to both questions is probably quite…
By Jemma Stewart Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this blog series. Rose Roses…have ever reigned as queens of…
By Jemma Stewart Read Part 1 of this blog series. Lotus And as the voice spoke, a cold hand touched…
By Jemma Stewart H. Rider Haggard’s Gothic Garden In the Gothic Studies articles ‘Blooming Marvel’ and ‘She shook her heavy…
English naturalist John Ray was born in November 1627. Generally regarded as one of the earliest English parson-naturalists, he is…
Who was Richard Owen? Richard Owen (1804–1892) is one of the most important British biologists of the nineteenth century. He…
In their article from the Archives of natural history, Klaus Barthelemess and Ingvar Svanberg discuss a painting from a manuscript…
Images of natural history, whether stationary or moving, have the capacity to affect the emotions of an audience. Through the…
An April article in Archives of natural history gives a fascinating insight into the life of Charles Francis Adams, a…