New discoveries to science from Kew
Over 250 years, Kew has made many discoveries about the fascinating worlds of plants and fungi. Each year, many new species of plant and fungi are discovered by our world class scientists.
We discover new things about the plants and fungi every day. This includes how different species relate to one another and new ways to use plants to make life easier and better.
Plants are essential to life on earth. In a world where our changing environment is becoming less and less certain, the power of plants combined with Kew’s scientific expertise is ever more critical.
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Kew scientists successfully collect a beautiful plant that grows only in the remote mountains of North Lebanon
28 Sep 2009
After several failed attempts over the years, Kew scientists celebrate their success in collecting the Helichrysum plicatum plant of North Lebanon.
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New palm genus is discovered in the remote forests of New Guinea
28 Sep 2009
The discovery of a new palm genus has revealed that botanists have much still to learn about remote areas such as New Guinea.
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Protea plants help unlock secrets of species 'hotspots'
28 Sep 2009
Some parts of the planet with a Mediterranean-style climate have become species-rich biodiversity hotspots, a recent study reveals.
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Understanding the building blocks of our natural world - fungi research at Kew
28 Sep 2009
Kew’s specialist expertise is revealing the links between tree health, air pollution and climate change.
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Kew’s connection with Charles Darwin: an evolutionary relationship
24 Sep 2009
As we celebrate the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth, Emma Townshend traces the close connections between the great scientist and the Royal Botanic Gardens.
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Kew's projects across the Caribbean and North Atlantic Ocean
21 Sep 2009
Kew's teams are working closely with local communities to protect the region's most threatened habitats.
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Kew's projects in Brazil
20 Sep 2009
Kew's work in Brazil is helping to understand and protect the diversity of plant life in the region and assist communities to use native plants sustainably.
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Kew Diploma student Matti Niissalo searches for lady's slipper orchids in Finland
18 Sep 2009
Hordes of hungry mosquitoes and vast boggy fens didn't deter Kew Diploma student Matti Niissalo in his search for orchids in Finland.
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Kew research is unearthing answers to Darwin's 'abominable mystery' of the origin of flowering plants
07 Sep 2009
Kew's research is revealing answers to how and why flowering plants evolve and spread so rapidly.
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Kew scientists lead a horticultural breakthrough and cultivate café marron to bear fruit
05 Sep 2009
Kew scientists have performed a horticultural breakthrough by not only cultivating the small tree to flower regularly but for it to successfully pollinate and bear fruit.
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