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The taste of the Amazon
By: Wolfgang Stuppy - 09 Nov 2012This month Kew's Seed Morphologist, Wolfgang Stuppy, brings us a post about his recent adventures in the Amazon. Now safely back in the Millennium Seed Bank, he can share with us news of Cupuaçu; the taste of the Amazon!
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Library display celebrates digitisation landmark
By: Virginia - 09 Nov 2012To mark the completion of the latest phase of the Directors' Correspondence Digitisation Project, a display has been prepared in Kew's Library Reading Room to showcase the collection. The display includes 19th and 20th century letters from botanists, travellers and directors of botanic gardens across Asia, as well as photos, illustrations and plant products they sent to Kew with their letters.
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Wax wonders
By: Mark Nesbitt - 05 Nov 2012In the Victorian period, creating wax models of flowers was both a ladylike craft, and an important tool for botanical communication.
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Fabulous fungal foray
By: Anthony Hall - 30 Oct 2012Autumn is the best time for spotting an amazing variety of fungi in Kew's Arboretum
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Woods of the World
By: Mark Nesbitt - 30 Oct 2012Each year we host over 200 researchers in the Economic Botany Collection. It's always a pleasure to see their work making it into print, and no more so than with Adam Bowett's magnificent new book, Woods in British furniture-making 1400-1900.
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Introducing the new Archives Graduate Trainee
By: Elisabeth Thurlow - 29 Oct 2012Read about the first few weeks of our new trainee and the story behind the travels of Kew's Japanese Gateway
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The fruits of autumn at Kew Gardens
By: Anthony Hall - 17 Oct 2012Autumn is a great time to see fruits and seeds, and Kew's Arboretum has a fantastic array from temperate areas around the world. Some are amazingly colourful and they come in all shapes and sizes too.
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Reminiscences from a year at Kew
By: Debora Hodgson - 28 Sep 2012Read Debora’s final blog post as she leaves Kew to begin a Masters course in Library Science.
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Grass identification workshop in Madagascar
By: Maria Vorontsova - 26 Sep 2012Find out how Kew staff helped local scientists in Madagascar learn to identify unique and endangered species of grasses.
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On the murder of Dr Charles Budd Robinson
By: Charlotte Rowley - 20 Sep 2012Read about the death of enthusiastic plant hunter Dr Charles Budd Robinson in Ambon, as told by the murder report in Kew's archives, and learn why miscommunication can be deadly.
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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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