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RAW memories Part 3: The imaging workflow - raw tiffs and jegs, and making sense of it all
By: Philip Smith - 02 Mar 2011Philip Smith cuts through the competing claims of image management software and offers a simple workflow structure that you can use and adapt for your own situation.
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Researching the landscape
By: Steve Ruddy - 18 Mar 2011Steve Ruddy travels down under to research plants that will feature in Kew's Australia-themed landscape at the British Museum.
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Seven islands in three weeks!
By: Pat Griggs - 11 Mar 2011A team of island-hopping conservationists from Kew is spending three weeks in the British Virgin Islands, investigating the plant diversity of this Caribbean UK Overseas Territory.
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Marianne North: A different view
By: Fiona Ainsworth - 29 Mar 2011Come into Kew’s Library, Art & Archives Reading Room to see our latest display in the Wolfson Rare Books Room.
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#AskArchivists Day with Kew, 9 June 2011
By: Kiri Ross-Jones - 06 Jun 2011Kiri explains how her team will be taking part in the international twitter event #AskArchivists Day and how you can tweet the team your questions.
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The Earth laughs in flowers*
By: Philip Smith - 23 Jun 2011Philip Smith talks through his favourite photos from this year's International Garden Photographer of the Year competition, on display at Kew Gardens.
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Autumn treats in store
By: Christina Harrison - 09 Aug 2011While we enjoy the end of summer, there's plenty to look forward to in autumn too - Kew's Arboretum is renowned for its colour and for its 'champions'.
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Desert flowers bloom
By: Richard Wilford - 07 Sep 2011Despite the far from Australian summer we have had in the UK, the plants in the Australia Landscape outside the British Museum have flourished. Some of the most colourful come from the driest parts of Australia.
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Investigating the spread of an invasive tree in the Turks and Caicos Islands
By: Alexandra Davey - 24 Jan 2012Alexandra Davey, a Conservation Science MSc student from Imperial College, spent two months in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), investigating the spread of an invasive tree, Casuarina equisetifolia, which threatens coastal habitats there.
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Washi: the Art of Japanese Paper
By: Mark Nesbitt - 01 Mar 2013Kew’s world-class collection of Japanese art papers goes on display for the first time in Britain.
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What are hard seeds for?
14 May 2013
A new hypothesis has been proposed on why some seeds are hard.
Caffeine enhances bee memory
10 May 2013
Caffeine in the nectar of coffee and citrus flowers manipulates the memory of pollinating bees.
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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