Some were alarmingly good. A famous example is the “Piltdown Man” from 1912; a fraudulent fossil of an ancient human ...

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

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

If you can't get to the gardens, let us bring the gardens to you. Travel to the tropics, the desert and the mountains without leaving the house with our seasonal footage and a sneak peek at our ...

Meet the prehistoric maidenhair tree with stinky fruits, pyramid leaves and an incredible history in the latest episode of ...

This year’s International Day for Biological Diversity highlights the uniqueness of island biodiversity and the threats it faces, yet so much of island diversity remains essentially unknown. On 22 May ...

Saxophonist Aaron Liddard brings his dynamic quintet to the stage for an evening of expressive, vibrant jazz. A saxophonist, composer, bandleader and arranger, Liddard has performed and recorded with ...

RBG Kew’s fifth State of the World’s report, published today, lays out the current condition of the world’s plants and fungi globally. Based on the work of 200 international researchers and covering ...

More than twice the size of the Palm House, the Temperate House covers 4,880 square metres, has a staggering 15,000 panes of glass and is 19 metres high at its tallest point. The Grade I listed ...

From plants to poo, Kew Research Fellow Dr Si-Chong Chen reveals how seeds use animals as their free ride for dispersal… Plants can’t pick themselves up and move around, so they often need a little ...

Many plants we take for granted in our gardens have been on long and exciting journeys to reach our shores. The plant hunters of the Victorian era transformed British gardens. Setting out on dangerous ...

Learn more about the mysterious pomegranate; an important source of food and medicine for thousands of years and the fruit of ancient myths. The pomegranate (Punica granatum) is one of the oldest ...