Specialist science news
Keep up to date with specialist science news from Kew. Find out more about the latest research and projects that scientists and conservationists at Kew are involved in.
What are hard seeds for?
14 May 2013
A new hypothesis has been proposed on why some seeds are hard.
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Caffeine enhances bee memory
10 May 2013
Caffeine in the nectar of coffee and citrus flowers manipulates the memory of pollinating bees.
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Pasqueflower restoration
03 May 2013
Understanding the regeneration and pollination requirements for Anemone pulsatilla in the UK.
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Bringing Kew's Archive Alive
by: The Trading Consequences Team, Library, Art and Archives blog02 May 2013
In this guest blog from the Trading Consequences team, find out how digital data produced by Kew's Directors' Correspondence team is being brought to life and can be used to visualise the British Empire's 19th Century trade networks
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Orchid community agree name changes in Oncidium
03 Apr 2013
A substantial rearrangement of generic boundaries in the widely cultivated Oncidium group of orchids has been agreed by the orchid community.
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Framework for palm biogeography
26 Mar 2013
Researchers establish a hypothesis for the evolution of palms in time and space.
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Eggplant names cracked
26 Mar 2013
Researchers untangle the names of spiny wild aubergines.
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Germination of alpines
22 Mar 2013
Climate change could shift the timing of seed germination in alpine plants
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Talk - From maize to mungongo: Kew and food security in the 21st century
Thu 27 June 2013, 7pmSince the advent of intensive agriculture mankind has relied on fewer and fewer plant species for food. Using examples from around the world, this talk examines some key solutions being developed for long term food security.
Updating classifications to reflect monophyly
07 Mar 2013
The move from a “traditional” to a “phylogenetic” classification of grasses (Poaceae) has resulted in 10% of species having their scientific name changed.
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Conserving Darwin's Letters
by: Eleanor Hasler, Library, Art and Archives blog 17 May 2013
Discover more about the conservation work carried out on one of the most important, popular and fascinating collection in the Archives.
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How to Create a “Slab-Planted” Bonsai
by: Richard Kernick, Bonsai blog 13 May 2013
Richard, Kew’s bonsai specialist, and renowned bonsai expert Nobuyuki Kajiwara look into the process of creating a “slab-planted” Japanese white pine bonsai.
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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.
World's smallest waterlily brought back from the brink of extinction at Kew
18 May 2010
Kew’s top propagation ‘code-breaker’, horticulturist Carlos Magdalena, has cracked the enigma of growing a rare species of African waterlily. The 'thermal’ lily (Nymphaea thermarum) is believed to be the smallest waterlily in the world, with pads that can be as little as 1 cm in diameter.
