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Exquisite plant portraits created using Victorian photography method

Exquisite plant portraits created using Victorian photography method

28 October 2020

These intricate plant images are a nod to Victorian botanical techniques, which used silver to expose the inner beauty of plants – here collected by photographer William Arnold on country walks
The best of the 2019 Wildlife Photographer of the Year winning photos

The best of the 2019 Wildlife Photographer of the Year winning photos

15 October 2019

The winners of the 2019 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition include pictures of a surprised marmot, a lichen-covered tree and sheep in a fierce embrace
tree cells close up

Wood under the microscope shows mistletoe invasions and tangled cells

10 April 2019

By magnifying wood by 400 times, these images reveal plant warfare between trees and mistletoe, and intricate tangles of cells

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