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Kew supporters celebrate the publication of 'The last great plant hunt - the story of Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank'
10 Jun 2011
Kew's newest book title was given a great launch with authors, supporters of Kew's Millennium Seed Bank and staff attending a celebratory party in the Nash Conservatory, to welcome the book's publication.
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#AskArchivists Day with Kew, 9 June 2011
by: Kiri Ross-Jones, Library, Art and Archives blog06 Jun 2011
Kiri explains how her team will be taking part in the international twitter event #AskArchivists Day and how you can tweet the team your questions.
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Hidden Memories - the Archives' Oral History Project
by: Michele Losse, Library, Art and Archives blog03 Jun 2011
Michele blogs about her work on the Oral History Project and how she is capturing the memories of Kew staff.
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Kew's garden at Chelsea is revealed
24 May 2011
Kew's garden at Chelsea Flower Show 2011 showcases the significance of plants to science and society, through an eye-catching and innovative design by Chelsea gold medallist Marcus Barnett. See more photos of the garden on Kew's Flickr page and tell us what you think!
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Palm Phylogenetics and Exhibition
20 May 2011
Kew botanists have collaborated in publishing the most comprehensive phylogeny of arecoid palms, and have also helped to produce a major new exhibition on palms, opening in Berlin on 20 May 2011.
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From Chelsea to Mount Fuji, the legacy of Veitch Nurseries
by: Virginia Mills, Library, Art and Archives blog20 May 2011
Harry Veitch brought the RHS flower show to Chelsea. His brother brought Japanese flora to Europe. Find out more about the Veitch's from Kew's Directors' Correspondence collection.
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Kew Views - Why does plant diversity matter?
20 May 2011
In the run-up to the International Day of Biological Diversity 2011, people working behind the scenes at Kew reflect upon the importance of plant diversity and how their work is helping to safeguard plants at risk.
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Conserving the legume giants of Tropical Africa
17 May 2011
Kew scientists are documenting the giant legume trees that dominate the forests of Tropical Africa. Among three genera recently studied, 25% of the species are new to science.
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An introduction to Kew's Illustrations Team
by: Julia Buckley, Library, Art and Archives blog17 May 2011
Find out about the work of Kew's Illustrations Team and the world class resource they care for on a daily basis.
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Floral Reflectance Database (FReD)
13 May 2011
A new web portal allows users to download the reflectance spectra of flowers from around the world.
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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.
Is our daily cup of coffee under threat?
08 Nov 2012
A new study from Kew suggests that Arabica coffee could be extinct in the wild within 70 years.
Director (CEO and Chief Scientist) of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to return to Australia
14 Sep 2011
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew announced today that Director (CEO and Chief Scientist), Professor Stephen Hopper FLS will step down in autumn 2012 after six years in the job.
