When it blooms, this stinky flower releases chemicals that smell like rotting flesh to attact pollinators, such as carrion ...

Researchers have revealed the genetic and chemical reasons behind the titan arum’s unique warming mechanism and putrid scent.

This GIF shows a heatmap of the corpse flower when it blooms, with the central appendix heating up to about 20 degrees Fahrenheit above ambient temperature. Credit: Eric Schaller The plant can go ...

“It smells like dead possum,” a child said more bluntly. It’s the so-called “corpse flower,” or Amorphophallus Titanum (often shortened to Titan Arum), named after the putrid stench it ...

One of the smelliest plants on earth is in bloom at Kew Gardens. The titan arum is known for its foul odour but people just ...

The mysteries of how a huge flower that stinks of decaying flesh blooms have been uncovered by scientists. The so-called "corpse flower", known more formally as the titan arum or Amorphophallus ...

The corpse flower lives up to its nickname. Native to Sumatran rainforests of Indonesia, the giant tropical plant can live for decades and grow over 12 feet tall, but its most famous for the ...

One of the world’s rarest flowers with an unfortunate name and a pungent smell is blooming at Auckland Zoo. Amorphophallus ...

Secret behind the corpse flower's famous stench Scientists sniff out the genes -- and identify a new chemical compound -- that drive titus arum's pungent odor Date: November 11, 2024 Source ...

An artist’s reconstruction of Clovis life 13,000 years ago shows the Anzick-1 infant with his mother consuming mammoth meat near a hearth. Another individual crafts tools, including dart projectile ...

Jilian writes: I have a voodoo lily bulb that I wish to grow in our home. It’s basically a miniature corpse flower: Every ...