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Keep up to date with what's happening at Kew, including updates from the teams working in the gardens, and our science and conservation teams working in the UK and around the world. Browse the latest posts below, or use the drop down list to visit your favourite blog for the latest news.
Red Listing the unique plants of the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs)
By: Sara Barrios - 26 Apr 2013Many of the unique plant species growing in the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) are under threat. Kew’s Herbarium specimens provide important clues to help us identify those that are in greatest danger.
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Old photographs, new knowledge
By: Caroline Cornish - 25 Apr 2013Caroline Cornish, who has recently finished her PhD thesis on the history of Kew's Museum of Economic Botany, describes an exciting discovery of old photographs in the Netherlands
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The Story of Kew Gardens in Photographs
By: Kiri Ross-Jones - 24 Apr 2013Read about Kew’s latest publication, which draws on our Library, Art & Archives collections
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Seed collecting on Mount Kilimanjaro
By: Emma Williams - 18 Apr 2013Kew Gardens botanist Emma Williams recounts her experiences on a recent seed collecting expedition to Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
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Mapping Coffee in Ethiopia part one
By: Paul Little - 16 Apr 2013Kew photographer Paul Little has just returned from accompanying a field trip to the Highlands of Ethiopia to research the impact of climate change on the vital coffee crop. Read part one of his diary of the trip.
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The self-taught naturalist - Alfred Russel Wallace and Kew
By: Marc Muller - 15 Apr 2013Our library trainee, Marc, blogs about the display he and Elisabeth Thurlow have curated on Alfred Russel Wallace, and looks at some of the connections between this eminent naturalist and Kew
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IncrEdibles; a voyage through surprising edible plants
By: Imogen Dent - 12 Apr 2013I’ve been hearing more about the forthcoming IncrEdibles festival and it really sounds pretty amazing, even by Kew standards!
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Kew Gardens Archive Talks and Tours - The First 'Friends of Kew'
By: Lorna Cahill - 10 Apr 2013Details about upcoming free talks at Kew Gardens Archives, involving original historical documents and behind the scenes tours.
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The Perfect Plant Hunting Companion?
By: Katherine Harrington - 04 Apr 2013Discovering 'man's best friend' in the Directors' Correspondence collection, part of Kew's archive.
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On Wallace and sago cakes
By: Bill Baker - 03 Apr 2013In this guest post Bill Baker, a palm expert at Kew, reports on a culinary connection between botanists past and present
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A new typology of seed development in late winter-flowering temperate woodland plants
23 May 2013
Research at the Millennium Seed Bank (RBG Kew) and the University of Reading has identified a new typology of seed development.
Study finds sixty percent of UK species in decline
22 May 2013
Kew has contributed to a groundbreaking report on the state of wildlife in the UK in time for International Day of Biological Diversity. It reveals that 60% of species studied have declined over recent decades.
Olympic rings spectacular unveiled
18 Apr 2012
A floral spectacular is in bloom in front of the Orangery at Kew Gardens to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games.
David Attenborough's Kingdom of Plants 3D now available on DVD and Blu-ray
13 Mar 2012
Filmed over the course of a year at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Kingdom of Plants 3D provides a fascinating new look at plant life using stunning 3D time-lapse filming techniques. Own your personal copy today following the DVD and Blu-ray release.
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