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

The so-called "corpse flower", known more formally as the ... of days and can take years—sometimes over a decade—to bloom again. Now, according to a new paper in the journal PNAS Nexus ...

Now, scientists are closer to understanding ... While many people would want to avoid a corpse flower in full bloom, others feel the need to satiate their curiosity about just how bad it reeks.

Instead, crowds saw a 5-foot plant that didn’t smell quite as putrid as they had hoped. The corpse flower, predicted to bloom last week, finally unfurled on Sunday evening, after leaving many ...

when the bloom is expected to end. For those who aren’t able to make it in person, the garden also offers a livestream of the corpse flower – which has racked up tens of thousands of views so ...

As suggested in its name, the corpse flower produces a scent similar to that of rotting flesh when it blooms as a way to attract pollinators. Officials said the bloom only lasts for 24-48 hours ...

The Geelong Botanic Garden's corpse flower, Amorphophallus titanum, is now in full bloom. Aptly named for its scent, it is known to unleash a pungent smell — likened to a dead animal — when it ...

but at least experts can now pinpoint how titan arum generates such impressively bad aromas. Moving forward, Schaller hopes to learn what initiates a corpse flower’s bloom cycle, as well as if ...

GEELONG, Australia – This week, visitors to the Geelong Botanic Gardens in southeast Australia got a big whiff of a vile stench over the past couple of days, all stemming from the short-lived bloom of ...