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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 Wakehurst blues (and oranges)
By: Philip Smith - 11 Oct 2010Learn tips and tricks on taking great photos of trees - perfect for the autumnal displays that can be seen at Wakehurst this time of year.
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Introducing our new Archives Graduate Trainee
By: Sarah Cox - 08 Oct 2010Read about our new trainee and her first few weeks at Kew.
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Retracing the footsteps of Everard Im Thurn in Guyana
By: Sara Albuquerque - 07 Oct 2010The South American country of Guyana (formerly British Guiana) has a rich biological and cultural heritage, well-represented in Kew's Economic Botany Collection. A research project seeks to view the historic collections in the context of today's people and environment.
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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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Autumn flowering cyclamen
By: Richard Wilford - 04 Oct 2010A range of colourful cyclamen are flowering now. Take a closer look at these autumnal beauties.
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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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What do the International Garden Photographer of the Year judges look for?
By: Philip Smith - 01 Oct 2010We are now entering the final phase of the International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) competition 2010 and many people will be getting their entries ready for the November 30th deadline. So what are the judges looking for?
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Tapa cloth and the forgotten women of the Bounty mutiny
By: Mark Nesbitt - 30 Sep 2010A visitor to Kew sheds light on tapa cloth made 170 years ago by her Polynesian forebears.
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Insect Beauties category winners announced
By: Philip Smith - 23 Sep 2010Ants, bees, bugs and flies all buzzed and crawled into the International Garden Photographer of the Year office as our ‘4Seasons: Insect Beauties’ category inspired photographers from around the world to submit a variety of incredible photographs of our mighty micro friends.
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Marianne North's Painting Materials: The plants in paint
By: Emma Le Cornu - 21 Sep 2010Read about the work of the Marianne North conservators and their research into the materials that she used. Find out how you can come and see a demonstration by the team.
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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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BBC - Science & Environment
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Fri, 24 May 2013 01:18:40
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Genetics of white tigers pinpointed
