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 ...

We’re a small group of 22. We’re all different ages and have different ideas. We’ve had different careers and educations. We ...

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 ...

Arriving at Kew A few years after the trees were rediscovered in Australia, they were propagated and distributed to a few botanic gardens worldwide, including Kew and Wakehurst, to ensure the best ...

The makings of a meadow Today, a meadow is often used to describe any largely unmanaged natural area with a proliferation of grasses and flowers. More traditionally though, it refers to a field that ...

Kew’s top 10 new species of 2023 Kew’s scientists and international partners share their 10 favourite new species named to science in 2023.

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 ...

Kew’s State of the World’s Plants and Fungi 2023 has arrived, shedding light on our current understanding of plants and fungi, and what we need to find out in order to protect them. Kew’s fifth State ...

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.