Scientists are racing to protect the world’s seeds from natural disasters and war. But what happens when those disasters come ...
At present, almost 2.5 billion seeds belonging to 40,000 distinct plant species are present in the facility.
Tropical specimens won’t last long in Britain’s climate – but getting them out of a Victorian sanctuary is the first step in ...
As its collection rises to nearly 2.5bn, there are signs it is making progress in its ambition to preserve the world’s flora ...
Over the past year, scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in the U.K., officially named 125 plants and 65 fungi. The ...
Telipogon cruentilabrum is one of four new rare and spectacular Telipogon species described in 2025 by Dr Carlos Martel, Research Fellow at Kew and his Peruvian and Ecuadorian colleagues, including ...
According to Kew’s “State of the World’s Plants and Fungi 2023” report, three out of four undescribed plants are threatened ...
Scientists named 190 new plants and fungi in 2025, many already threatened. New DNA tools are speeding discovery as habitat ...
That tall, pretty white flower could be giant hogweed, Britain’s most dangerous plant; learn to spot it, protect your family ...
THE next five years are pivotal for protecting plants, the Royal Horticultural Society warns – due to the changing climate ...
How farmers and scientists in eastern India are using ancient rice seeds to fight the growing impact of flooding, soil salinity and drought.