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Richard Oldham: 'The Last Botanical Collector'
by: Charlotte Rowley, Library, Art and Archives blog23 Mar 2011
Learn about the hardships faced by the unfortunate botanical collector Richard Oldham on his journey around Japan, and find out what led to the end of his contract with Kew.
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Discovering new localities of a rare species in Georgia
23 Mar 2011
The Millennium Seed Bank Partnership team in Georgia made an exciting discovery in October last year when local nature lovers alerted the team to the presence of cyclamen in a district in West Georgia.
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Inspiration from granite outcrops
by: Steve Ruddy, Kew at the British Museum blog21 Mar 2011
Steve Ruddy visits the granite outcrops near Perth in Western Australia to draw inspiration for this year's Landscape at the British Museum.
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Kew Views - watch our new film about plants and climate change
21 Mar 2011
Meet some of Kew's plant experts and find about more about the impact that climate change is having on the health of the world's plant life. Discover why plants have such a vital role to play in slowing the pace of climate change, and see how Kew's global science and conservation work is helping to carve a brighter future for both people and plants.
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Do you remember the Kew Museums of Economic Botany?
21 Mar 2011
Be part of a research project to reveal the history of Kew's museums
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Black and white - the new colour
by: Philip Smith, International Garden Photographer blog18 Mar 2011
Your photography can be wonderfully enhanced by exploring black and white techniques. We share some practical tips and tricks.
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Forests and climate change in Latin America
by: William Milliken, Herbarium blog18 Mar 2011
William Milliken explains how Kew’s science programme is helping to address the issues in this part of the world.
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Researching the landscape
by: Steve Ruddy, Kew at the British Museum blog18 Mar 2011
Steve Ruddy travels down under to research plants that will feature in Kew's Australia-themed landscape at the British Museum.
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Finding thriving specimens of a rare Caribbean shrub
by: Sara, Colin and Martin, UK Overseas Territories team blog17 Mar 2011
Kew conservationists are thrilled to have identified a rare shrub at several previously unknown sites on Virgin Gorda in the Caribbean.
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Petenaeaceae – a new family of flowering plants
17 Mar 2011
A new family of flowering plants has been described to accommodate Petenaea cordata, a species of uncertain affinities.
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