When hair is bleached, using chemicals like hydrogen peroxide, it breaks down the melanin. This causes the hair colour to ...

There isn’t currently an agreed definition of DSI. It’s just a placeholder for any digital information that comes from ...

Passiflora or passion flower is a genus of more than 550 species which are members of the Passifloraceae family. The genus, which contains vines, lianas, shrubs and trees, is predominantly distributed ...

Discover a brand-new, after dark Halloween trail full of hidden surprises. This spooky season, Kew Gardens will transform into a spooktacular adventure, brought to you by the producers of Christmas at ...

James Wearn, leading a project called ‘Kew Gardens at War’, describes how one poppy helped to keep pain away during wartime while another poppy lets us remember and reflect on the pain and sorrow of ...

Plants and fungi are vital to the future of food, clean air and medicine. We're fighting against biodiversity loss to save life on Earth.

Discover more about the conservation work carried out on one of the most important, popular and fascinating collection in the Archives. Among the several million original items in Kew’s Archives is a ...

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Discover the world of science behind our botanical collections, with over 50,000 living plants to be found across our UNESCO World Heritage site. The Temperate House will be partially closed between ...

Reconnect with nature and unwind from the stresses of everyday life at one of our forest bathing workshops. Based on the Japanese art of Shinrin-yoku, forest bathing allows you to slow down as you ...

For many visitors, the Baja California peninsula and the Sea of Cortés are renowned for their rich marine wildlife, providing the chance to encounter sea lions and the grey whales that breed in these ...

Like other gourds, the snake gourd is a member of the pumpkin family (Cucurbitaceae) and has seeds similar to its cousin the water melon (Citrullus lanatus), although slightly more eccentric, sporting ...