Thrips are tiny insects—their sizes range between 0.5mm and 15mm in length and many are shorter than 5mm. But the damage they ...

Hundreds of ancient fynbos species could regrow and restore a former pine plantation on Cape Town’s Table Mountain, but only ...

Underground seed banks in South Africa that date back over 130 years have been found to contain fynbos seeds that are alive. These seed banks are natural storage areas in the soil where certain plants ...

To protect crops from rising droughts, scientists are looking to the genes of a small group of plants that can survive months ...

It's hoped these naturally occurring seed banks could be used to restore one of the country's most iconic plant ecosystems.

A “freaky” sprawling plant found on the side of a road stopped two ... in parts of south and east Asia, and South Africa. In Australia, it is commonly found in coastal areas in north and ...

One of more than 1,200 indigenous Iridaceae (Iris family) species in southern Africa, it was discovered by botanist ...

For decades, scientists have believed that meat-eating drove human evolution, particularly our enlarged brains.

One of Ellen’s main tasks at Kew was working on the Africa ‘naming wall’ – an area where unidentified specimens are stored, waiting for expert attention. Each specimen is sorted by plant family and ...

Traditional Africa food is organic plant-based with little meat, and fish often garnished with flavour. These are unrefined ...