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The world's greatest glasshouse

The spectacular Temperate House is now open. See over 10,000 plants in the world's biggest Victorian glasshouse.

Kew Science blog

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image showing Mycorrhizas of false truffles (Elaphomyces spp.)

6th June 2018

Peeking into the black box: Discovering fungal diversity below ground

In a ground-breaking study, scientists have been able to uncover the diverse world of soil-dwelling ectomycorrhizal fungi across Europe. Discovering the influences of soil, climate, pollution and tree host has revealed some surprising results.

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Kew Science

Image showing Collecting alder seed in Northern Ireland

30th May 2018

The UK National Tree Seed Project: 10 million seeds later

Kew scientist Clare Trivedi describes the journey of the UK National Tree Seed Project from creation to fruition of Phase 1: collecting 10 million seeds from 60 native species.

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Kew Science