Go behind the scenes at the Millennium Seed Bank to discover why storing seeds for the future is more important than ever.

Meet the prehistoric maidenhair tree with stinky fruits, pyramid leaves and an incredible history in the latest episode of Dig Deeper. Did you know there's a tree from the time of the dinosaurs that ...

Plant hunters frequently travelled across the world to discover new plants for science. Discover some of their adventures here with stories from Kew's Archives. The Archives team at Kew has been ...

Identifying and mapping Tropical Important Plant Areas in critical sites for plant conservation across the tropics. Plants are often highly under-represented in conservation planning schemes because ...

This year’s International Day for Biological Diversity highlights the uniqueness of island biodiversity and the threats it faces, yet so much of island diversity remains essentially unknown. On 22 May ...

Deep, dark forests can take on sinister shapes. Plants all fight for light, and only the fittest can survive. From Hogwarts’ Forbidden Forest to Tolkien’s Ent creatures, plants that have striking ...

RBG Kew’s fifth State of the World’s report, published today, lays out the current condition of the world’s plants and fungi globally. Based on the work of 200 international researchers and covering ...

Fungi are everywhere and are vital to all life on Earth. They're on our bodies, in our food and amongst the ground we walk on. We take a look at some of the ways fungi are an essential part of our ...

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 ...

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 ...