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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.
The true value of nature
By: Christina Harrison - 20 Dec 2010Biodiversity loss stories do make headlines, but when and how will governments and businesses realise nature's true value and factor it into their accounts?
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A story of wistful memories and RAW passion
By: Philip Smith - 17 Dec 2010In the first of three parts, International Garden Photographer of the Year organiser Philip Smith mourns the passing of film but looks at how shooting RAW files on your digital SLR helps develop creativity and technique.
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Settling into the Archives: catch up with our budding archivist
By: Sarah Cox - 17 Dec 2010Kew's Archives Graduate Trainee, Sarah, blogs about her fascinating work and the new skills she is gaining three months in.
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Welcome to Kew's Herbarium Blog
By: Emma Tredwell - 16 Dec 2010Find out about the work of scientists in Kew’s Herbarium, including their expeditions to study plant and fungal life around the world.
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UKOTs Programme 2010 Internships
By: Martin Hamilton - 15 Dec 2010Martin Hamilton from Kew's UK Overseas Territories team reports on the latest news about the UKOTs Programme 2010 Internships.
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Eco-fibres old and new
By: Mark Nesbitt - 13 Dec 2010Sustainable fibres are ever more popular with consumers and designers. The Textile Society's recent conference compared historic and contemporary approaches to the subject.
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Meet the mint family
By: Gemma Bramley - 10 Dec 2010Learn about some of the scientific research Kew botanists are focusing on in the Lamiaceae family, and visit Kew Gardens this month to hear more about it from our volunteer guides.
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Nineteenth century transport troubles for two tonne palm
By: Kat Harrington - 08 Dec 2010Directors' correspondence from the archive reveals the difficulty of transporting an unusual two tonne palm to the Gardens.
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Daisies find a new home in Kew's Herbarium
By: William Milliken - 07 Dec 2010Kew's vast collection of herbarium specimens of the Compositae (daisy) family is now rehoused in pest-free low-temperature storage in the new wing of the Herbarium.
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Kew Publishing reaches finals for environmental journalism
By: Christina Harrison - 06 Dec 2010This year Kew magazine had two articles in the finals of the Garden Media Guild awards. Two books from Kew Publishing were also shortlisted. Find out more about the event and the awards that we were up for.
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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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Genetics of white tigers pinpointed
