With the arrival of the garimpeiros in the 1980s, and learning the dangerous route up the Uraricoera River, aluminium boats ...

May 2026 marks the 100 th birthday of Sir David Attenborough, an icon in the world of biology and wildlife. Starting his ...

Now, they’re being transformed into sustainable handcrafted wooden homeware so you can take a piece of Kew home with you and ...

While exploring some of the 7.3 million dried plant specimens for Kew’s Digitisation Project that are being made freely ...

Join Charlotte Lusty in our latest episode of Dig Deeper as we journey into the Millennium Seed Bank at Wakehurst. Learn how ...

Meet the prehistoric maidenhair tree with stinky fruits, pyramid leaves and an incredible history in the latest episode of Dig Deeper. Did you know there's a tree from the time of the dinosaurs that ...

Kew scientists named 190 new plants and fungi described together with partners in 2025 List includes a ‘zombie’ fungus from Brazil, a ‘bloodstained’ orchid from Ecuador, a strange snowdrop from the ...

Other common names: Կենի հատապտղային (Armenian), 歐洲紫杉 (Chinese, traditional), tis červený (Czech), taks (Danish), taxus (Dutch), English yew ...

We all know that plants need soil to survive, but did you know that there's more going on beneath your feet than dirt and worms? Join Kew scientist Ella as she digs into the secrets of mycorrhizal ...

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 ...

Lion’s mane is one of the hottest new health supplements on the market. What’s the story behind this fantastic fungus? Fungi are fantastic. They’ve been a food source for thousands of years, along ...

Kew's scientists and international partners share their 10 favourite species named as new to science in the past 12 months. It's been another busy year here at Kew, with our scientists and their ...