Many plants smell "good" — to humans that is — but some go several steps in the other direction, presenting themselves to the ...

This unique flower holds deep cultural meaning for local indigenous communities, especially the Temiar and Jahai tribes.

THE morning sun casts a soft glow through the dense greenery of Kelantan's Lojing rainforest, as hikers make their way up the ...

This is the Rafflesia, the world’s largest flower, a botanical oddity as infamous as it is rare. Nicknamed the stinking corpse lily, its Indonesian moniker bunga bangkai (carcass flower ...

By feeding on its host, rafflesia is able to produce the world's biggest flower, a metre across. Its success depends on deception – it mimics the dead body of a mammal, from its texture and ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The corpse flower lives up to its nickname. Native to Sumatran ...

At the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, a so-called corpse flower bloomed for the first time on Friday. The smell was not unlike rotting flesh. Jonathan Ritzman compared the scent of the corpse flower to ...