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Botanical gardens ‘most effective’ green space at cooling streets in heatwaves

Published: 23 Feb 2024
Country diary
Country diary: Caught in a web of late winter branches

Published: 21 Feb 2024

‘Cultural vandalism’: row as Kew Gardens and Natural History Museum plan to move collections out of London

Scientific specimens and research facilities set to be rehoused in Reading University science park, alongside British Museum archive

Published: 25 Nov 2023

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Mat Collishaw review – AI plants put the shock and sensation back into British art
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Gorgeous blooms and stunning curiosities evoke botanical wonders, but the artist’s creations are revealed as fragile digital illusions – and nature will have its revenge

Published: 20 Oct 2023
The age of extinction
‘Uncharted territory’: more than 2m fungi species yet to be discovered, scientists say

Published: 10 Oct 2023
Kew Gardens’ Alexandre Antonelli: ‘We may be losing species before we even notice them’

Published: 7 Oct 2023

‘Nature embraces queer people’: inside the Kew show about the LGBTQ+ side of plants

Queer Nature celebrates the astonishing diversity of plants – and looks at how they have inspired LGBTQ+ groups. Our writer enters a world of bisexual flowers and asexual trees

Published: 29 Sep 2023

The age of extinction
‘Mind-boggling’ palm that flowers and fruits underground thrills scientists

New species named Pinanga subterranea as Kew botanists admit they have no idea how its flowers are pollinated

Published: 26 Jun 2023

Architect Decimus Burton: ‘Utter originality and unselfconscious perfection’

Rowan Moore

His neo-classical conservatism was condemned as ‘pagan’ by one rival

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Victorian architecture’s lost giant, Decimus Burton, finally regains recognition

The designer of the glasshouses at Kew Gardens fell out of favour – but supporters of a new museum hope to change all that

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‘Queen’s hedgehog’ fungus among 2022’s new discoveries recorded by Kew

Scientists at Royal Botanic Gardens say naming new species is part of global effort to protect Earth’s biodiversity

Published: 21 Dec 2022

Sussex’s Wakehurst reveals its ‘future-proofed’ American prairie grassland

Botanic garden prepares for hotter and drier summers with plants needing less irrigation

Published: 16 Aug 2022

Kew Gardens secures a multimillion-pound climate change investment

Greensphere Capital aims to invest up to £100m in research into some of world’s most pressing challenges

Published: 27 Jul 2022
Time-lapse of the world's largest waterlily species discovered at London's Kew Gardens – video

A giant waterlily at Kew Gardens is the first discovery of its type in more than a century. Scientists at Kew suspected there could be a third species for decades and worked with researches in Bolivia to see if their thesis was correct.

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Published: 4 Jul 2022

Houseplant of the week
Houseplant of the week: bird of paradise

This majestic, high-drama plant is surprisingly low maintenance and makes a bold statement in your front room

Published: 10 Jun 2022

Caesar’s favourite herb was the Viagra of ancient Rome. Until climate change killed it off

Perfume, tonic – even love potion – silphium was prized by the ancient Romans, but in its success lay the seeds of its own downfall

Published: 15 May 2022

Plants hold key to developing future cancer treatments

Scientists say the natural world has an important role to play in creating new drugs to fight the disease

Published: 17 Apr 2022

Guardian and Observer charity appeal 2021
Finding a future that is sustainable for everyone on our planet

Those worst affected by the climate crisis will show us the way forward – if they are given enough support to survive it first

Published: 16 Jan 2022
‘Ghost’ orchid that grows in the dark among new plant finds

Hundreds of new species include pink voodoo lily and a ylang-ylang tree named after Leonardo DiCaprio

Published: 6 Jan 2022

Guardian and Observer charity appeal 2021
The Guardian view: help us to help those on the climate frontline

Editorial: This year’s Guardian and Observer appeal charities do inspirational work, fighting for climate justice where it matters most

Published: 21 Dec 2021

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