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A scientist has shed new light on the origins of Charles Darwin's "abominable mystery".
The famous naturalist was haunted by the question of how the first flowering plants evolved.
Darwin feared this inexplicable puzzle would undermine his theories of evolution, says Prof Richard Buggs.
Forgotten historical documents show a rival scientist was arguing for divine intervention in the rise of the flowering plants.
This greatly vexed Darwin in his final months, says the evolutionary biologist at Queen Mary, University of London.
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