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W7E22Y Adolf Hitler at a car show in Berlin, Germany, 1935. Artist: Unknown. Image shot 1935. Exact date unknown.

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The books, TV, games and more that 51¶¯Âþ staff have enjoyed this week

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Museum of Plant Art

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'Plants are artists' at new Saatchi exhibition celebrating flora

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An autumn display of freshly cut Chrysanthemums 'Mavis', 'Bretforton Road', 'Ruby Mound' and 'Early Yellow'.

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The science behind the gardening hack of adding aspirin to plant water

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Plants laced with a variety of fungi are more popular with bees

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Some flowers may have evolved long stems to be better ‘seen’ by bats

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The surprising way sunflowers work together to get enough light

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Amorphophallus Titanum Derek Powazek https://www.instagram.com/p/C9ttlQjusoG/

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The best livestream so far this year? A corpse flower slowly blooming

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hawkmoth navigating to flower

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Air pollution is changing the scent of flowers and confusing insects

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Artist's tulip photos capture transience of life

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Artist's tulip photos capture transience of life

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Steve Jones at the US Botanic Garden with a bloom (Devin Dotson/US Botanic Garden)

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The strange plant that just might be the worst smell on the planet

Corpse flowers rarely bloom but if one does when you’re nearby you’ll know about it. Though many botanical gardens have their own corpse flowers, the plant's mysteries still abound

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The spiky shape of sunflower pollen may clear bee guts of parasite

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How daisies make deceptive petals that look like female flies

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Stunning new orchid species grows in lawns and parks in Japan

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Learn the secrets of poinsettias to help them thrive

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