Join Charles and Dave as they explore the difference between wild and cultivated roses, dive into their symbolism back to the ...

Crop diversity enhances resilience to climate change, pests, and diseases, as well as being of cultural value. However, ...

Nature Heroes is a family-friendly way to get the children out of the house and connecting with nature during the school half-term. Whatever the weather, we can guarantee an exciting trail, packed ...

Like other gourds, the snake gourd is a member of the pumpkin family (Cucurbitaceae) and has seeds similar to its cousin the water melon (Citrullus lanatus), although slightly more eccentric, sporting ...

A letter in the Directors' Correspondence archive describes how the deadly prediction of an old Chinese proverb about bamboo flowering came true. "When the bamboo flowers, famine, death and ...

William Milliken, Head of Kew's Tropical America team, examines the importance of Kew's collection of over seven million herbarium specimens, and how this resource is being used to tackle the global ...

The Directors' Correspondence Team reveals the artistic talents of an amateur orchid enthusiast in Burma at the end of the 19th century. The Directors' Correspondence team really enjoyed the recent ...

Kew’s State of the World’s Plants and Fungi project provides assessments of our current knowledge of the diversity of plants and fungi on Earth, the global threats that they face, and the policies to ...

Join a community of leading pioneers, creatives and philanthropists linked by a shared passion to help protect the natural world for generations to come. At Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, we’re dedicated ...

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For many visitors, the Baja California peninsula and the Sea of Cortés are renowned for their rich marine wildlife, providing the chance to encounter sea lions and the grey whales that breed in these ...