The Scotsman17d
Scottish glasshouses which survived bombing during World War Two inspire touring art exhibition
Travelling Gallery At times the narrative draws on historical events relating to glasshouses, including the suffragette act of protest at Kew Gardens ... samples from the herbarium archive at ...
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DNA and 90 million-year-old pollen fossils reveal new insights into evolution of Asian tropics
In a new study published today in Science, researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens ... at the world's herbarium specimens, including the fantastic palm collections at Kew, alongside newly ...
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Scientists use 90m-year-old pollen fossils and DNA technology to reveal new insights into the evolution of tropical Asian rainforests
In a new study published today in leading journal Science, researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew ... to look at the world’s herbarium specimens, including the fantastic palm ...
London Evening Standard29d
Kew Gardens to open ‘groundbreaking’ new garden this summer inspired by climate crisis
Kew Gardens will open a ‘groundbreaking’ new garden in July warning of the urgent need to tackle the climate crisis. The Carbon Garden will show how carbon helps to sustain life on Earth ...
Time Out28d
Kew Gardens is opening a new garden inspired by the climate crisis
But they’re also one of the things that can help fight it. And this summer, Kew Gardens is introducing a brand new permanent garden that’ll demonstrate exactly how. After it was given the ...
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What’s it like working with Kew’s Herbarium collection?
From uncovering plant specimens to helping organise Africa’s ‘naming wall’, PhD student Ellen Heimpel shares what she learned during her placement at Kew. Our Herbarium collection is one of the ...
Science News6d
A nearly century-old dead date palm tree helped solve an ancestry mystery
The iconic Cape Verde date palm came from commercial trees gone feral and could provide genetic variety to boost the resilience of its tamer relatives.
Times of Malta29d
Maltese designs pavilion for Kew Gardens’ Carbon Garden
Maltese architect Jonathan Mizzi has been selected to design a pavilion for the new Carbon Garden at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in southwest London. The garden, slated to open in July ...
How ‘plant messiah’ Carlos Magdalena rescues endangered species from near extinction
The horticulturist travels the world in search of troubled species to propagate. His motivation? “Plants are the alchemists of our universe.” ...
London Evening Standard12d
The best places to see cherry blossom in London
From the iconic rose garden at Kew, to a serene Olympic Park memorial, these are the best places to see the capital in bloom this spring In case you haven’t heard from everyone who’s walked ...
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Kew - Weather warnings issued
Today will be dry and breezy. Variable cloud and sunny spells in the morning but sunshine widely developing in the early afternoon. Winds easing by the evening, with a few patches of cloud moving ...