Topic: Millennium Seed Bank

Researchers Rush to Fill Noah's Ark Seed Bank While Politicians Bicker

Scientific American - 593 days ago
Scientists at the Millennium Seed Bank in this idyllic rural area some 30 miles south of London are racing against time to gather seeds from as many of the world's plant species as they can before habitat loss and climate change ...

Kew botanists bank 10% of world's plant species

AFP European Edition - 858 days ago
Botanists at Kew Gardens said onThursday they have collected seeds from 10 percent of the world's wild plants, their first goal in a project to protect all endangered plant species.Seeds from a wild, pink banana are the latest addition to ...

UK botanists bank 10% of world's plant species

AFP Global Edition - 858 days ago
Botanists at Britain's Kew Gardens have collected seeds from 10 percent of the world's wild plants, their first goal in a long-term project to protect all endangered species, they said Thursday.Seeds from a wild, pink banana are among the ...

Seeds of hope: Freezing vaults guard Earth's flora

AP Features - 1162 days ago
The underground bunker can block nuclear fallout, withstand a direct hit by a jetliner, and is cooled to a deathly chill.The ultramodern facility in the tranquil English countryside looks like a perfect lab for a James Bond villain, but it doesn ...