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- Plastic-eating mushrooms are the new superheroes in combating the growing waste crisis Thu, 27 Sep 18, 1:30amA new study from the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in London says that fungi are capable of expediting the breakdown of plastic waste. The aspergillus tubingensis fungus was featured in the State of the World's Fungi 2018 report,...
- Wolfgang Buttress Hive is brought back to life in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew Fri, 17 Jun 16, 11:00pmFirst installed at the world expo last spring, the multi-award-winning Hive was disassembled at the end of the event and moved to the Kew Gardens, where it was reassembled as the UK’s first-ever rebuilt Expo pavilion...
- INFOGRAPHIC: 7 best botanical gardens from around the world Tue, 23 Feb 16, 8:00amNo great city is complete without a botanical garden. Housed within gorgeous glass architecture, botanical gardens are rich in history and a great diversity of plants. Even better, these beautiful blooms can be enjoyed year-round...
- East London’s Phytology Medicinal Garden Offers Tours, Talks, Music and Food This Weekend Thu, 15 May 14, 6:30amLondoners interested in urban food production and medicinal plants should head over to Nomad's medicinal field in Bethnal Green this weekend. An exciting series of talks from Phytology collaborators will share knowledge and...
- New QueensWay Plan Reveals Zip-Lines, Ping-Pong Tables and a Giant Slide Thu, 27 Mar 14, 5:30amZip-lines, ping-pong tables and a giant slide could be in Queens' future if The Friends of the Queensway have anything to say about it. The group revealed their vision to revamp an abandoned train track into a thriving greenway...
- Artist David Nash Unveils Beautiful Sculptures Made From Fallen Trees at Kew Gardens Tue, 30 Apr 13, 7:00amKew Gardens is a 326-acre UNESCO World Heritage Site located just 30 minutes by Tube from central London. The gardens boast a soaring treetop walkway, galleries and iconic listed buildings. David Nash, one of the UK’s most...
- Climate Change Could Wipe Out Coffee by 2080 Tue, 13 Nov 12, 4:15amArabica Coffee photo from Shutterstock Coffee lovers, hold onto your cup; our beloved Arabica beans could face extinction due to climate change. A new study from Kew Gardens has shown that both rising tides and temperatures...
- Study Shows Climate Change Could Wipe Out Your Morning Coffee by 2080 Tue, 13 Nov 12, 2:32amCoffee lovers, hold onto your cup; our beloved Arabica beans could face extinction thanks to climate change. A new study from Kew Gardens has shown that both rising tides and temperatures world-wide could render a whopping...
- London’s Kew Gardens Herbarium Uses Underground Cooling and Hot Air to Protect Its Contents Fri, 18 Nov 11, 8:56amRead the rest of London’s Kew Gardens Herbarium Uses Underground Cooling and Hot Air to Protect Its Contents Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "energy efficiency", "sustainable architecture",...
- London’s Energy-Efficient Jodrell Laboratory Houses the World’s Largest Fungi Collection Sat, 5 Nov 11, 5:04amRead the rest of London’s Energy-Efficient Jodrell Laboratory Houses the World’s Largest Fungi Collection Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Architecture, Botanical, BREEAM excellent, brise...
- Rhizotron and Xstrata’s Treetop Skybridge Soars Above London’s Kew Gardens Fri, 19 Aug 11, 3:00pmRead the rest of Rhizotron and Xstrata’s Treetop Skybridge Soars Above London’s Kew Gardens Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: arboretum walkway, kew gardens, kew gardens walkway, tree...
- London Without Bees: Conceptual Towers Shoot Pollen Spores Into the Wind Wed, 29 Jun 11, 1:57amRead the rest of London Without Bees: Conceptual Towers Shoot Pollen Spores Into the Wind Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: artificial pollination, bee extinction, ben kirk, biomimicry, eco design,...