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Go behind the scenes to get the latest in our cutting-edge science and uncover the fascinating world of plants and fungi.

  • A low to the ground shot of tall grasses growing under a blue sky with a bright white sun
    15 June 2024

    Welcome to Meadowland

    Eddie Johnston
  • Fog crests a distant hilltop
    7 June 2024

    Protection for Peru’s precious fog oases

    Ben Evans
  • Digitiser holding barcoder to digitise specimen as part of Kew's Digitisation Project
    4 June 2024

    Halfway point reached! 5 million herbarium & fungarium specimens now digitised

    Paul Figg
  • Wild flowers stretch into the distance on a sunny day in Wakehurst's Bloomers Valley
    29 May 2024

    Best things to do at Wakehurst this summer

  • Marc Quinn medicinal plant
    29 May 2024

    Best things to do at Kew this summer

    Katie Avis-Riordan, Grace Brewer, Ellie Wilson
  • A banner showing forest, blue sky, birds and the text Unearthed Nature needs us
    22 May 2024

    The third series of Kew’s award-winning podcast is out now

    Eddie Johnston
  • A man holds a large dried fungal specimen in a corridor lined with boxes
    20 May 2024

    Uncovering the DNA inside Kew's fungarium

  • An image of a cell has highlighted the complex structures that hold it together
    15 May 2024

    Why do plants make cancer drugs?

    Dr Tom A K Prescott
  • Herbarium specimens either side of a graphic of Earth, half of which is on fire
    14 May 2024

    How humble herbarium specimens hold the key to combating climate change

    Paul Figg
  • Looking up at the curved ceiling of a Victorian glasshouse, with lush plants beneath
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    14 May 2024

    Watch: Join a British Sign Language tour at Kew Gardens, explained in BSL

    Ellie Wilson
  • View looking upwards through lush greenery inside a greenhouse
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    10 May 2024

    Palms: record breakers of the plant kingdom

    Eddie Johnston
  • Young girl holds yellow flower in her hands
    2 May 2024

    10 exciting things you need to know about Learning at Wakehurst