Dig Deeper is an ongoing series that delves into the stories behind plants and fungi you know and love. Meet experts from Kew ...

Plantasia, Kew’s summer festival celebrating the positive effects of plants, is underway. Researcher Olwen Grace highlights investigations in the Jodrell Laboratory on Aloe vera, one of the most ...

The tree of life is fundamental knowledge for the biological sciences. Like an evolutionary roadmap, it is essential for the exploration, prediction and exploitation of the properties of life on Earth ...

Enjoy Orchids with reduced crowds in our quiet sessions for our disabled and neurodiverse visitors. We are closing the Princess of Wales Conservatory to the public to allow visitors with special ...

Supporting the effective selection and use of native seed in the restoration of climate-resilient, genetically diverse plant populations in the UK. Project Summary The UK is one of the most ...

From plants to poo, Kew Research Fellow Dr Si-Chong Chen reveals how seeds use animals as their free ride for dispersal… Plants can’t pick themselves up and move around, so they often need a little ...

Wild flower meadows are one of the rarest habitats in the UK and we have lost 97% of our wild flower meadows since the 1930s. Losing our wildflowers has a real impact on the food we eat. 'British ...

Nearly 2000 years ago, the city of Cyrene in Northern Africa (modern day Libya) had one plant to thank for its status as one of the richest cities in the land. It was known as silphium, and had almost ...

We eat 5 billion of these yellow fruits every year in the UK. But the bananas we know and love may not be around for much longer. The bananas we see in the supermarket are a cultivar called the ...

Palm trees differ from other tropical trees in many ways but how many grow worldwide has long been a mystery. Palm trees (Arecaceae) are iconic tropical forest plants. However, the familiar postcard ...

Two new ground-breaking publications from researchers across Kew Science and 50 global partners highlight Madagascar’s incredible biodiversity and the optimistic future ahead if we grasp opportunities ...