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In line with government advice, Christmas at Kew and Glow Wild has been cancelled for the duration of the running programme. Ticket holders will have been contacted via email with their options. 

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Kew Science: Read & watch

Explore the latest news and updates from Kew Science

  • Pile of sweet potatoes on sale in a shop

    4 January 2020

    Sticking to its roots: taking action to save the sweet potato’s name

    Dr Ana Rita Simões
  • Strange purple puffy plant

    18 December 2020

    Striking seasonal wonders of the Lesser Sundas

    Dr Liam Trethowan, Laura V S Jennings, Helen Chadburn
  • Small orange flower of orchid from New Guinea

    17 December 2020

    Top 10 species new to science in 2020

    Dr Martin Cheek, Heather McLeod
  • Benna plateau surrounded by fog

    3 December 2020

    Launch of the Tropical Important Plant Areas Explorer

    Kew Science News
  • Black wall with genetic code lettering

    1 December 2020

    The dark side of the genome

    Dr Ilia J Leitch
  • Amazon rainforest with river

    11 November 2020

    Taboo trysts between tropical trees: How hybridisation influences the Amazonian flora

    Dr Rowan Schley
  • Tree ferns in New Guinea

    10 November 2020

    The tremendous tree ferns of New Guinea

    Emma V Williams
  • Drone photo showing large area of cleared forest

    14 October 2020

    Seeking burnt forest for restoration

    Jenny Williams
  • 1980s jazzy banner with images of lichens throughout

    9 October 2020

    Stuck in time: London’s lichens

    Theo Llewellyn
  • Round red fungi on a small tree trunk

    30 September 2020

    How Kew is saving the world's plants and fungi

    Dr Chelsea Snell
  • Nepenthes maximoides herbarium specimen

    24 September 2020

    The possibly extinct Philippine pitcher plant

    Dr Martin Cheek
  • Waterfall in a forest from above

    24 September 2020

    Launch of the Plant Conservation Report 2020

    Kew Science News
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