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 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

The chemicals behind the intense rotting smell of the ‘corpse flower’ (Amorphophallus titanum) – a jungle plant that only blooms once every few years with a smell likened to an open grave – have been ...

Scientists have solved the mystery of the "corpse flower" Amorphophallus Titanum, which smells like a dead possum. Since the plant blooms once every 10 years, it has kept its secrets for so long. This ...

Now, another weird craze is leading to long queues in Australia's Geelong. Reason: the putrid-smelling 'corpse flower', scientifically known as 'Amorphophallus Titanum'. The flower started blooming ...

The corpse flower is native to the dense rainforests of Sumatra in Indonesia ... But given it has been around 200 million years, the smell might have attracted a long extinct species to eat and spread ...

A rare corpse flower, known for its pungent odor, is drawing large crowds to the Geelong Botanic Garden in Australia. The plant, which blooms only once a decade, emits a smell described as similar ...

Being in the vicinity of a fully-bloomed corpse flower is an experience one is unlikely to forget. In addition to being physically imposing—Amorphophallus titanum can reach heights of 6 to 12 ...