DARK SECRETS: 2 - The Real Truth

‘A clever agent’: notes from ‘watchers’ of spy Kim Philby made public for first time

A new exhibition at the National Archives in London will reveal the extent of MI5 operation to expose the British double agent who was also Observer reporter

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2025

The best places to see cherry blossom in London: from Kensington to Kew

From the iconic rose garden at Kew to the city’s many parks, these are the best places to see the capital in bloom this spring

Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2025

Ghost palms and toothy toadstools among species named by Kew scientists in 2024

New finds of toothy toadstools from the UK, orchids from across Indonesia and climbers from tropical Asia are among the list of more than 170 species.

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2024

Your houseplants could be fuelling organised crime

Traffic researchers found that many plants poached from the wild in South Africa end up for sale online around the world

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2024

UK Conservationists And EBay Team Up Against Plant Poaching

UK conservationists on Wednesday announced a collaboration with e-commerce giant eBay to combat the illegal plant trade, which is threatening the existence of some species.

International Business Times · Sep 4, 2024

Half of Kew tree species at risk of death owing to climate crisis, study finds

Botanical gardens lost 400 trees during 2022 drought, prompting research in potential loss in coming decades

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2024

What links Lady Gaga, Obama and Hitler? How famous people can give new species a bad name

Some scientists want to stop naming new species after public figures, especially as it can threaten an animal’s survival, but others say it can be a helpful conservation tool

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2024

Titan arum: Kew Garden's smelly 'corpse flower' is in bloom

The plant can grow at a rate of nearly 10cm a day to a height of around 3m

Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2024

British succulent society chair quits over row about taking specimens from wild

Group banned plants ‘removed from habitat’ from its shows – causing uproar from enthusiasts

The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2024

Hidden giants: how the UK’s 500,000 redwoods put California in the shade

Researchers found that the Victorians brought so many seeds and saplings to Britain that experts say the giant redwoods now outnumber those in their US homeland

The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2024