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AI could help win ‘race against extinction’ of vital plants, say botanists

Tech is helping to identify and save new specimens and could open ‘genomic goldmine’ of fungi data

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16

Step Inside the Steere Herbarium in the Bronx – And Discover Why Its Ancient Plant Collections Matter Today

From rare specimens to everyday favorites, why these collections are essential for gardeners, scientists, and plant lovers alike

Homes & Gardens · Feb 7

Iconic London attraction set to close for £60m refurbishment

The project has been described as a ‘pivotal moment’ in the attraction’s history

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025

Meet the Artist Taking Blue-and-White China to Vertiginously New Heights at Kew Gardens, Literally

In her new solo show, British ceramics disruptor Felicity Aylieff manifests her larger-than-life vision of craft in a series of awe-inspiring, five-meter-tall vases and other skillful creations. Here, she tells how she's made them

Livingetc · Nov 5, 2024

Understanding of Earth's flowering plants blossoms in genome study

New research based on genome data for 9,506 species, as well as an examination of 200 fossils, provides the deepest understanding to date of the evolutionary history of flowering plants, called angiosperms

The Hindu · Apr 25, 2024

Tree that lives underground among newly named plant species

Volcano-top orchid also named by scientists contending with extinctions caused by the human destruction of nature

The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2024

Mat Collishaw review – AI plants put the shock and sensation back into British art

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

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023

‘Uncharted territory’: more than 2m fungi species yet to be discovered, scientists say

Report on state of flora and fungi says newly discovered plants should be listed as threatened by default

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2023

New rare palm species found to flower underground

Discovered by researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and partners, scientists have named the new to science species Pinanga subterranea.

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2023