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	 		<title>Highlights from Kew&#39;s &#39;Capturing Spring&#39; photo challenge</title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
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	 		<description><![CDATA[Throughout March and April 2012, we invited members of our 'Your Kew' and 'Natural Neighbourhood' Flickr groups to take part in our 'Capturing Spring' photo challenge. With many great photos being taken and shared, we invited Philip Smith, Director of the International Garden Photographer of the Year competition, to pick his favourites.<br/>
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	 		<title>Pine pests on the Turks and Caicos Islands</title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
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	 		<description><![CDATA[Scientists are studying the insects causing the decline of the Caribbean pine on Turks and Caicos and searching for chemical markers for unhealthy trees.<br/>
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	 		<title>Analyses of Marianne North paintings</title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/analyses-of-marianne-north-paintings.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Chemical analyses of Kew&rsquo;s Marianne North oil paintings have helped in their conservation.<br/>
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	 		<title>Olympic rings spectacular unveiled</title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:57:49 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/olympic-rings-unveiled.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[A floral spectacular is in bloom in front of the Orangery at Kew Gardens to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games.<br/>
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	 		<title>Come on a Maya adventure</title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:57:34 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/a-maya-chocolate-adventure.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Take part in craft activities in a Maya village on Kew Palace lawns and go on a Maya-themed adventure around the Gardens.<br/>
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	 		<title>Diversification of land plants</title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:49:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/diversification-of-land-plants.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Researchers have reconstructed phylogenetic relationships among all 706 families of land plants.<br/>
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	 		<title>Come on a Maya adventure</title>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:07:59 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/visit-kew-gardens/garden-attractions-A-Z/maya-chocolate-adventure.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Take part in craft activities in a Maya village on Kew Palace lawns and go on a Maya-themed adventure around the Gardens.<br/>
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	 		<title>African anti-thrips plant</title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:40:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/african-anti-thrips-plant.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[A plant in Kew&rsquo;s Temperate House has been found to contain compounds toxic to thrips.<br/>
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	 		<title>Describing the coastal dry forests of northern Mozambique</title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:30:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/describing-coastal-dry-forests-in-mozambique.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[A recent publication defines and characterises the coastal dry forests found in northern Mozambique and assesses their present extent, botanical composition and conservation importance.<br/>
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	 		<title>Sympatric speciation contributes to island biodiversity</title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:15:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/sympatric-speciation-contributes-to-island-biodiversity.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Scientists discover at least 11 examples of sympatric speciation on Lord Howe Island.<br/>
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	 		<title>David Attenborough&#39;s Kingdom of Plants 3D will burst onto Sky 3D screens in May 2012</title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:50:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/kingdom-of-plants.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Filmed over the course of a year at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, which houses some 90% of all known plant species in one form or another, <em>Kingdom of Plants 3D</em> provides a fascinating new look at plant life using stunning 3D time-lapse filming techniques.<br/>
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	 		<title>Plant diversification in the Cape of South Africa</title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
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	 		<description><![CDATA[Research suggests that the high levels of biodiversity in the Cape of South Africa have been promoted by a combination of complex environmental conditions and climatic stability.<br/>
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	 		<title>Discovering common fungi</title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:50:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
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	 		<description><![CDATA[A PhD student helps to discover a new class of fungi.<br/>
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	 		<title>‘Polyunsaturates’ not good for booklice</title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/polyunsaturates-not-good-for-booklice.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Research at Kew is investigating ways to protect library, museum and herbarium collections from damage caused by booklice.<br/>
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	 		<title>Predicting the medicinal uses of plants</title>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:50:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/predicting-medicinal-use.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Scientists study how phylogenetic trees can predict the medicinal uses of plants.<br/>
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	 		<title>How plants conquered the land</title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:45:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/how-plants-conquered-land.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Researchers contemplate the first symbioses between plants and fungi.<br/>
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	 		<title>Phylogenetics of epiphytic cacti</title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:10:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/phylogenetics-of-epiphytic-cacti.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[DNA sequence analysis improves our understanding of the relationships between the epiphytic cacti.<br/>
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	 		<title>Kew&#39;s Millennium Seed Bank joins seed swap events</title>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:50:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/the-millennium-seed-bank-joins-seed-swap-events.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[Following the success of our Great Seed Swap, held at Wakehurst on 17 September 2011, Kew's Millennium Seed Bank is supporting seed swap events around Sussex and further afield this year.<br/>
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	 		<title>Kew is recruiting a new Director</title>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/recruitment-of-new-director.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[After six years at Kew, the current Director (CEO and Chief Scientist), Professor Stephen D. Hopper FLS will be returning to Australia to take up a Chair in Biodiversity at The University of Western Australia.<br /><br/>
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	 		<title>First call for MSBP-BGCI Fieldwork Fund</title>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>	 
	 		<author>webteam@kew.org (Kew)</author>
	 		<link>http://www.kew.org/news/msbp-bgci-fieldwork-fund.htm</link>
	 		<description><![CDATA[The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership (MSBP) and Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) are delighted to announce the first call for the MSBP-BGCI Fieldwork Fund.<br/>
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