My project explores the social and cultural importance of hedgerows, and how knowledge of the plants within them can shape ...

What is the Kew International Medal? Our award is presented to one individual a year whose vital work is in line with Kew’s mission to ensure that plants and fungi are understood, valued and conserved ...

Fungi are everywhere and are vital to all life on Earth. They're on our bodies, in our food and amongst the ground we walk on. We take a look at some of the ways fungi are an essential part of our ...

The story of Hiroshima’s survivor trees lives on, carried by seeds and saplings at Wakehurst and across the globe. 80 years ago on 6 August 1945, the Japanese city of Hiroshima was devastated by an ...

Kew’s State of the World’s Plants and Fungi 2023 has arrived, shedding light on our current understanding of plants and fungi, and what we need to find out in order to protect them. Kew’s fifth State ...

It’s been another excellent year! In 2023, 74 plants and 15 fungi were named by botanists and mycologists here at Kew and at our partner organisations around the globe. We've seen everything from ...

A plant giant has been named new to science at Kew after spending 177 years hidden under the surface of our collections. A breaking botanical discovery has come to light, as the famous giant waterlily ...

Our Herbarium at Kew was founded more than 170 years ago, but the oldest specimens in the collection go back much further. They reveal the determined efforts of early botanists to catalogue the ...

Plant science has many amazing uses but there is one that may come as a surprise. It can help catch killers, solve modern-day crimes and save lives in the process. This branch of plant science is ...

Do you enjoy a nice gin and tonic or know someone who does? While most people think of gin as the cocktail’s key component, we think it's time for tonic to come to the forefront. Behind the diminutive ...

Discover how scientists are identifying the world’s rarest and most evolutionarily unique flowering plants, and why many face extinction within decades. From vanilla orchids to smelly titans, Kew and ...

Nestled in the middle of Central America, Costa Rica is one of the most biodiverse places on the planet. Around half a million species are known to live there, which is equal to about 5% of the ...