I’m on a video call with Dr Lova Marline, a bryologist from Madagascar who has recently moved to the US to join Harvard University. Before this, Lova was the bryophyte research leader at Kew ...

In our latest documentary, ‘ Thinking in Tree Time ’, follow Kevin Martin, Head of Tree Collections at the Royal Botanic ...

Kew's scientists and international partners share their 10 favourite species named as new to science in the past 12 months. It's been another busy year here at Kew, with our scientists and their ...

Joseph Hooker's first major botanical expedition was on HMS Erebus as part of Captain James Clark Ross' Antarctica expedition (1839-1843). During his life time, Joseph Hooker travelled extensively.

Nestled within the vaults of botanical gardens and museums around the world lie millions of herbarium specimens: an army of dried plants collected over hundreds of years and lying witness to serious ...

‘Peatlands are the largest natural carbon store in the world, and we share concerns around the impact of peat extraction on our natural environment. We are working hard with suppliers to replace ...

Four flowers that have become queer symbols Discover the stories behind why these four iconic plants were adopted as symbols of resilience and resistance by the LGBTQ+ community.

Scientists predict 3 in 4 of the planet’s undescribed plant species are already threatened with extinction, says new report From Kew’s State of the World’s Plants and Fungi 2023 report published today ...

1. Remove your shoes and socks and walk slowly with closed eyes Walking barefoot, otherwise known as grounding or earthing, awakens your senses, allowing a deeper connection to the earth beneath our ...

22 ways to build biodiversity Celebrate biodiversity in all its form this International Day for Biological Diversity by discovering how you can help protect our most precious natural resource.

Nature has been the inspiration for many forms of art and literature throughout history. In fact, it inspired the very first photographically illustrated book. Cyanotype photography is a camera-less ...

Kew's Old Lions Japanese pagoda tree (Styphnolobium japonicum) The Japanese pagoda tree, situated next to the Hive at Kew Gardens, was originally planted in the arboretum in 1762. Brought to England ...