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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.
A sensory walk through the South Africa Landscape
By: Jane Samuels - 04 Oct 2010Find out how Jane Samuels, the Access and Equality Manager at the British Museum, helped to make Kew's South Africa Landscape accessible to all sectors of society – with a particular emphasis on diverse and disabled audiences.
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Kew's work proves ever more vital
By: Christina Harrison - 07 Oct 2010It was all over the news in the past week: one in five plant species is at risk of extinction, and the main cause is habitat loss caused by our activities.
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Countdown to the photography competition deadline – your questions answered
By: Philip Smith - 25 Oct 2010We have been answering competitors’ questions over the last few weeks as everyone prepares their entries for International Garden Photographer of the Year Competition 2010/11. The deadline for competition entries is 30 November 2010. Here we share those answers!
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This year's competition closes on 30 November 2010 - get involved!
By: Philip Smith - 17 Nov 2010It's your last chance to enter this year's International Garden Photographer of the Year competition. Find out more about the judging and the professional feedback on offer.
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The Kew magazine spring issue is out now
By: Christina Harrison - 14 Mar 2011There's plenty for everyone in the spring issue of Kew magazine - including a round up of published plant science stories from around the world.
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Monitoring the effect of an invasive pine scale insect on the national tree of the Turks and Caicos Islands
By: Sara Green - 21 Nov 2011While an introduced scale insect devastates the Caicos pine in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), Sara Green, a Conservation Science MSc student from Imperial College, London investigated the impact that the insect is having on the tree’s habitat and the effectiveness of different techniques of controlling this pest.
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Kew Magazine goes to the ball
By: Christina Harrison - 04 Dec 2009Just to prove the run up to Christmas isn't all about manic shopping...
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Our Landscape build gets underway
By: Richard Wilford - 13 Apr 2010The turf has been cleared, our landscape beds marked out and the rocks have been put into place. Watch our new video and see how our South Africa Landscape is starting to take shape!
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Beautiful insects
By: Philip Smith - 12 Jul 2010Garden ponds are full of inspiration for nature photographers. International Garden Photography competition judge Heather Angel shares her ten top tips for photographing insects in the garden.
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Capturing Kew's passion
By: Christina Harrison - 29 Jul 2010One of the highlights of putting Kew magazine together is gathering and commissioning the images that will help convey what Kew is all about.
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Natural Relationships - Partners or Pests? What lessons can business learn?
By: Polly Williamson - 20 Aug 2010Nature has evolved different styles of relationship – ranging from partner to parasite – to cope with stress and change. There is much that can be learnt from nature by business organisations to help them adapt more rapidly to the rapidly changing or uncertain conditions.
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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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