Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An international group of scientists has issued an urgent call for coordinated action to save the iconic genus Rafflesia, which ...

Deep in Southeast Asia’s rainforests blooms a giant flower that smells like rotting flesh. Rare, parasitic and short-lived, Rafflesia arnoldii survives against the odds, but for how long?

Deep within tropical rainforests grows a flower so enormous and rare that it defies nature's norms. Blooming without leaves, ...

The notoriously stinky Rafflesia, or corpse flower, is at risk of extinction. More than 40 species of Rafflesia, the massive flower that famously smells like rotting meat to attract flies that eat ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- At one yard in diameter and red as a new Ford Mustang, the Rafflesia plant makes quite a first impression. It stands out amid the jungles full of dull, green vines where it lives.

Francesca has an MSci in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham.View full profile Francesca has an MSci in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham. Most species in the Rafflesia genus, ...

An international group of scientists, including botanists at the University of Oxford's Botanic Garden, has issued an urgent call for coordinated action to save the iconic genus Rafflesia, which ...

Most people associate flowers with fragrances and beauty. However, there are some flower types that have adopted different strategies.