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Big changes for names of algae, fungi, plants and plant fossils
By: Maria Vorontsova - 07 Sep 2011Botanists throw away the printing press and cancel Latin classes.
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Antarctic heroes
By: Christina Harrison - 17 Jan 2012Today marks the 100th anniversary of the day Captain Robert Falcon Scott and his team reached the South Pole. But did you know that in the Joseph Hooker exhibition at Kew Gardens, you can see a letter from Scott to Sir Joseph Hooker?
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Seeds from a lost world - the Texas mountain laurel (Dermatophyllum secundiflorum)
By: Wolfgang Stuppy - 02 Apr 2012In the second of his ‘Seed of the Month’ series, Wolfgang examines the mystery of why this dull-looking, nut-like fruit contains flashy red seeds.
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Reflections on a year at Kew
By: Stephanie Rolt - 15 Aug 2012Archives Graduate Trainee Stephanie Rolt reflects on some of the highlights of her year at Kew in her final blog post
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Your Gate to the Gardens
By: Elisabeth Thurlow - 27 Nov 2012The recent renaming of the Main Gate has had the Archives team thinking about the importance of the Kew gates in the Gardens' history.
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Snowy Kew
By: Anthony Hall - 24 Jan 2013It may not have made it in time for Christmas but the snow arrived at Kew over the weekend, turning it into a winter wonderland.
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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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Flowering now: The giant Madeiran squill
By: Richard Wilford - 17 Nov 2010The giant Madeiran squill (Scilla madeirensis) is flowering in the Davies Alpine House now. Read on to see how we grow this impressive plant.
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A Journey to the 'Land of Many Waters'
By: Sara Albuquerque - 15 Jun 2011Sara Albuquerque updates us on her journey to Guyana, in the footsteps of Sir Everard im Thurm.
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Conservation of Fortune's Chinese tree portraits
By: Emma Le Cornu - 30 Apr 2012Read about the conservation work which has been carried out on some beautiful watercolour tree portraits from Kew's Illustrations collection.
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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.
What are hard seeds for?
14 May 2013
A new hypothesis has been proposed on why some seeds are hard.
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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