Orchid seeds are spread by the wind, which is why they're so tiny. Varying when each seed germinates protects the population ...

Join Kew botanical horticulturist Vicki Thompson to discover where snowdrops originally come from, exactly who distributes their seeds and why one of the most expensive plant bulbs in the world ...

Technology like LiDAR isn’t just used for scientific research though: it’s also the magic behind some incredible art. Of the Oak uses LiDAR scans, along with data from photogrammetry and CT scans of ...

Get your head around its achievements with our handy list of 25 facts to celebrate 25 years of the Millennium Seed Bank (MSB). 1. Nearly 2.5 billion seeds have a home at the MSB. These seeds have been ...

Follow these top tips from expert botanical artist Lucy T Smith to start capturing the beauty and detail of the natural world. Botanical art is a vital part of studying plants and fungi. It’s how ...

Kew’s vast botanical and mycological archive - plant and fungal specimens collected over centuries - is now just a click away, thanks to our brand-new online Data Portal. For centuries, Kew has been a ...

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 ...

Kew scientists reveal 172 new plants and fungi described together with partners in 2024 New to science discoveries call attention to the ongoing loss of global biodiversity Highlights include a ‘ghost ...

As the biodiversity COP16 unfolds in Colombia, a hot discussion is taking place on the fair use of ‘digital sequence information’ – but what is it really? Easy access to DNA is one of the 21st century ...

Did you know that there could be over 60,000 species of plant not yet known to science? That’s about ten times the number of known mammal species on Earth – and we don’t know what or where they are.

Six international artists to create seed-inspired bespoke artworks at Wakehurst, Kew’s wild botanic garden in Sussex Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank, now entering its 25 th year, is the inspiration behind ...

Since Kew Gardens was first established nearly two hundred years ago, trees have been a key part of the landscape. Around 11,000 of them call the Gardens home, ranging from young saplings to Kew’s Old ...