Follow Kew scientists Justin, Carolina and Oli as they adventure with Peruvian scientists, and a team of Brazilian paramotorists, to reach some of the most remote reaches of the Peruvian llomas ...

In the mountains of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola is a cool, luscious, mist-damp world – an ecosystem known as Tropical ...

Stop by the Children's & Community Garden on your next visit to Wakehurst, to discover the brand new Mud Kitchen, as well as ...

The RT Hon David Lammy, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, visited the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew today to deliver his first major foreign policy speech announcing ...

Scientists at Kew have been studying pollen structure for many years, and trying to unravel how and why certain structures have evolved. In this blog, I will focus on how structures in pollen of ...

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 ...

Gerhard Prenner, researcher in plant morphology and anatomy, presents his recent studies on Abrus precatorius, a "deadly beauty" with fascinating flowers and inflorescences. The genus Abrus consists ...

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 ...

Letter and plans from Kew's Directors' Correspondence archive give a glimpse into the humble beginnings of one of botany's most revered institutions - Missouri Botanical Garden - and its founder Henry ...

Flowering plants (angiosperms) represent one of the greatest terrestrial radiations in recent geological times, with over 250,000 species growing in all types of ecosystems across the globe. Although ...