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?

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

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