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Vampire hedgehogs, pirate spiders and fishy fungi - the strangest new species of 2024 Thousands of new species have been discovered by scientists this year – here are some of the weirdest.

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Over the past year scientists at Kew & collaborators have classified around 149 plants & 23 fungi from all corners of the globe.

Moving Kew Herbarium will make access more difficult for visiting scientists, crucial for collaborative research. www.change.org/p/keep-the-k...

Shouting and Complaining about DEFRA Things may be looking up for those who want to keep the Kew Herbarium where it belongs: at Kew. Alternatively, things may be looking not so good for the supporters of the “New Herbarium Project”, the ...

www.change.org/p/keep-the-k... Kew Keepers Petition Update!! Read, share, talk to your MP. It all make a difference. #research #curation #herbarium

Put Up Your Dukes Science and history call forth institutional leaders of vision and courage

‘The decline in support for fundamental systematic biology at a time of mass extinction is a shameful development that will be one day be seen as among the most astonishingly wrongheaded episodes in the annals of science’ Quentin Wheeler qwheeler.substack.com/p/put-up-you...

Kew Gardens: Preserving plants for future generations Works to digitise and preserve plant samples are about three quarters complete.

BBC films from Kew Herbarium this week.

Plants are not just decorative objects, they’re really the solutions to every problem that faces our species - and it all starts with dried specimens like this.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/... #curation #herbarium #research @rbgkew.bsky.social

Scientist at work in Kew Herbarium

Survey reveals majority of Kew staff are against the Herbarium move. Read all about it - thedirt.news/survey-revea... #research #curation #herbarium @thedirtnews.bsky.social @kewgardens.bsky.social

A recap for those joining us new. This letter to The Times ed published over a year ago is a good summary of the major concerns for relocating Kew Herbarium. www.change.org/p/keep-the-k... #curation #research #herbarium

How to lose a historical site... a cautionary tale for Kew Herbarium? www.change.org/p/keep-the-k... @kewgardens.bsky.social #botany #herbarium #curation #research

City of London votes to close Smithfield meat market Plans to move trading halls to a new, modern facility in Dagenham were shelved earlier this month

City of London votes to close Smithfield meat market

https://www.ft.com/content/b879ed5f-52b6-4b32-92a7-fc5dee6a5717

Sign the Petition Keep the Kew Herbarium at Kew

We are dedicated to stopping the off-siting of the Kew Herbarium, preserving the cultural and scientific heritage and ongoing taxonomic and botanic research. www.change.org/p/keep-the-k...

Welcome and a new beginning for @kew.keepers.bsky.social Photo - on a bright autumn day the foliage of the European hornbeam Carpinus betulus reflects a brilliant glow into the Kew Herbarium Wing C. www.change.org/p/keep-the-k...