Brand spanking new flowering plant tree of life! Hot off the press nature. Huge thanks to Kew Science and all 279 co-authors for tireless graft on this for past 8 years. We hope you all like it! #angiosperms353
nature.com/articles/s4158…

Super thrilled that our review “Chemical ecology of nectar–mosquito interactions: recent advances and future directions“ has been published @cois_crisin which we highlighted the ecological implications of mosquito nectar foraging & vector management sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Mosquito-borne diseases spreading in Europe, says expert theguardian.com/environment/20…

Important new study on the dependence of crops on #pollinators such as #bees by Catarina Siopa et al. Take home: previous studies have under-estimated the role of pollinators for agricultural production - they are even more vital than we realised!

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13…?

Mother trees and socialist forests: is the ‘wood-wide web’ a fantasy? theguardian.com/environment/20…

I have Two spare tickets for EekAMouse at the O in Lewisham for ALL DAY Sunday 5th May 2024 including afternoon live show by the legend (sadly I'm now travelling with work 🙄). Please DM. Mine are the now sold out early bird price - face value.

Fascinating visit to the #RagusoLab Department of Entomology@Cornell University to see Robs culture of Manduca sexta (Tobacco hornworm) for his work on Oenothera taraxicifolia varieties - check out the heart beat of this huge larva (3rd pic). Kew Science NRI @Cornell

Fabulous trek along the gorge to TAUGHANNOCK FALLS
In Ithaca upstate New York with #robraguso from Department of Entomology@Cornell University - incredible scenery. This waterfall is over 60m high.

Thanks to Anurag Agrawal for hosting a fabulous field trip to see the spring ephemerals in the forests near Department of Entomology@Cornell University - 5 species of woodpecker some lovely spring flowers and a red spotted newt too. Red Trillium, liverwort (Hepaticum), perfoliate bellwort

A real privelege to speak to Department of Entomology@Cornell University plant insect group about Kew Science work on antimicrobial nectar metabolites & meet some of the eminent science leads here Danforth Lab Kessler Laboratory Anurag Agrawal Thanks esp to #RobRaguso for being such a generous host. NRI

Thanks to #BeckyIrwin and her lab for hosting our BioInt U.S. National Science Foundation project meeting this week NC State University - great inititiative led be #LynnAdler from UMass Amherst with Shalene Jha and Dr. Megan Povelones

Do you want to help us sequencing Kew's Fungarium? Please, apply to senior project manager ASAP!
You will have a degree, or a relevant equivalent qualification, in a science discipline and a professional qualification in project management.🍄🧬 #omics
careers.kew.org/vacancy/senior…

Funny and for a great charity. Whats not to like?

Can #bumblebee queens endure periods of inundation while overwintering underground? New Biology Letters paper from Dr. Sabrina Rondeau, PhD suggests that hibernating queens can survive up to 1 week submerged under water: doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2… #OpenAccess #Pollinators Royal Society Publishing

The shrill carder: once-common bumblebee heading for extinction in uk theguardian.com/environment/20…

We are recruiting a Project Coordinator: Tropical Important Plant Areas ( #TIPAs ) Kew Science #AcceleratedTaxonomy - Deadline 5 May (see: careers.kew.org/vacancy/projec…)

I am very confident none of these will fly.

This is a new protest for me a protest - seen at #Blackfriars in favour of cash and against digital money (I think).