botany


Fresh claims are made that a distinguished botanist faked plant discoveries in Scotland 60 years ago.

London's Natural History Museum unveils the interactive centre that will soon house 20 million plant and insect specimens.

Thirty firefighters tackle a blaze at an adhesive testing company's warehouse in Essex.

Senior researchers have called for the location of small open-air trials of GM crops to be kept secret.

A man arrested for allegedly having sex with sheep is banned from visiting farmland.

A man is arrested in south-east London on suspicion of having sex with sheep at a farm.

Ten of Thanet's 15 beaches on the east Kent coast are given the prestigious Blue Flag award.

Open University scientists lead a project to monitor flood plain meadows in a bid to protect and restore them for the future.

The Orchid Fields Nature Reserve is renamed in memory of Guernsey botanist Bridget Ozanne.

Seeds of genetically modified oilseed rape can endure in soil for at least 10 years, researchers discover.

Series producer Natalie Maynes gives the inside story on bringing 600 million years of history to life

A stretch of the M61 is reopened to traffic after a tanker leaked a chemical onto the carriageway.

Sir David King, the UK government's chief scientist, calls for a rethink on GM crops in his farewell speech.

A man moving into a new property in Kent finds an unexploded anti-tank shell underneath some rubbish.

A botanical collection more than 200 years old and rarely seen in its entirety goes on show.

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The records of tens of thousands of British convicts sent to Australia from 1788 are put online for the first time.

Chester Zoo is to receive a prestigious animal welfare award for the work it has done with its mandrills.

A supermarket giant is set to work alongside a council to help regenerate part of a Kent town centre.

Catherine Tate is to follow a long line of actors who have travelled through time and space with the Doctor.

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