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Secret identity of a renowned Sabal revealed
Secret identity of a renowned Sabal revealed
A much-loved palm, nurtured over two centuries at one of the world’s leading plant science and conservation institutes, has been unveiled as a botanical enigma. Nearly a year after it was felled at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE), experts…
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From Darwin To Dinosaurs: Edinburgh Welcomes World’s Natural History Experts
From Darwin To Dinosaurs: Edinburgh Welcomes World’s Natural History Experts
A network of international experts, unable to meet since 2019, will finally gather in Edinburgh next week to discuss how best to preserve and manage the world’s priceless natural history collections. In the post pandemic world, awareness is higher…
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Rare Job Available at RBGE
Rare Job Available at RBGE
A unique opportunity has arisen at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) to head up a global initiative working in over 50 countries as Head of International Conifer Conservation Programme (ICCP). Many people believe conifers are quite common,…
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Compelling art gets to root of cultural removal and plant introductions
Compelling art gets to root of cultural removal and plant introductions
Consequences of bygone deeds reverberating down the centuries are explored in Shipping Roots, an exquisite, insightful and globally relevant new exhibition by Keg de Souza at Inverleith House from Friday, March 24 to Sunday, August 27. Occupying…
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Indian botanical art captures plants on the move
Indian botanical art captures plants on the move
Historical drawings from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh’s rich collection of Indian botanical art, being showcased for the first time in a new exhibition, provide an insight into how plants have crossed the world, connected regions and left…
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Plants and prejudice pondered through powerful art at the Botanics
Plants and prejudice pondered through powerful art at the Botanics
The strange story of an enigmatic palm, misunderstood for more than 200 years, celebrated by a living wake, and finally accepted for what it was, stands at the core of a new art exhibition in Inverleith House Gallery at the Royal Botanic Garden…
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Epic 356-mile run around Scotland’s botanic gardens to save the world’s habitats
Epic 356-mile run around Scotland’s botanic gardens to save the world’s habitats
Challenging conditions, unpredictable weather and clouds of midges are all in a day’s work next month for Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) Acquisitions Librarian George Sherriffs, as he prepares for his new, ultra-marathon challenge - running…
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Boosting UK-Chile conservation partnerships
Boosting UK-Chile conservation partnerships
A new era for UK-Chile conservation partnerships has been welcomed following a series of visits around England and Scotland, culminating with a gathering at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE), revealing a concentration of activities ranging…
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Cracking the codes of our flowering plants
Cracking the codes of our flowering plants
Edinburgh-based scientists have been central to new research, published in the leading journal, Nature, revealing for the first time, the true extent of the vast genetic make-up of the world’s flowering plants. Working as part of a global team,…
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Blooming whiffy, New Reekie set to make a show
Blooming whiffy, New Reekie set to make a show
28 July 2024 For two days only this week, a popular star on the capital’s circuit is taking centre stage to entertain and amaze its audiences. A botanical showstopper for nearly a decade, Amorphophallus titanum is preparing to welcome its public to…