A modern revolution in the study of DNA has allowed us to understand the evolution of this complex kingdom of life in more ...

DNA of over 9,500 flowering plants sequenced to produce massive genomic tree of life ‘Like a periodic table for flowering plants’ - tree maps how plants are related DNA sequenced from living & ...

Line-up announced for first-ever Joe Wicks at Kew festival Contributors include wellbeing influencer Jasmine Hemsley, the gut health doctor Megan Rossi, sleep specialist Kathyrn Pinkham and ...

Passionate about the environment, Blanchett has accepted an invitation from Wakehurst, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew’s wild botanic garden in the heart of Sussex and home to the Millennium Seed Bank, to ...

Opening this month at Kew Gardens is a major new exhibition from contemporary artist Marc Quinn. Exploring the relationship between people and plants, Light into Life encompasses monumental sculptures ...

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 ...

Passiflora or passion flower is a genus of more than 550 species which are members of the Passifloraceae family. The genus, which contains vines, lianas, shrubs and trees, is predominantly distributed ...

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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 ...

Forming the most ambitious summer programme to date for RBG Kew’s wild botanic garden, Meadowland at Wakehurst presents a series of bespoke art installations specially commissioned for the 535-acre ...

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 ...