The newly published checklist of the Itremo Massif Protected Area contains 749 plant species across 353 genera and 103 ...

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 ...

Recently-released IUCN Red List assessments for slipper orchids from the temperate Northern Hemisphere show that a shocking 79% of species are threatened with extinction. Mike Fay, Head of Genetics ...

I currently work as a research assistant with Coffee species, taking them from leaf and seed samples, through various molecular laboratory protocols and onwards to sequencing and bioinformatics. I ...

They provide us with food and shelter, play a key role in our ecosystems and are ancient sentinels of our landscapes across time and space. And we can’t forget that they’re responsible in part for the ...

Whilst we were closed, we lost vital income that supported our world-class horticultural and conservation work. We need your help more than ever to protect the future of Kew. If you can't get to the ...

Plantasia, Kew’s summer festival celebrating the positive effects of plants, is underway. Researcher Olwen Grace highlights investigations in the Jodrell Laboratory on Aloe vera, one of the most ...

Shade-grown coffee plantations can be powerful allies in the fight against climate change and biodiversity loss. The use of ...

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 ...