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, ...

When we think of flowers, we imagine fresh, pleasant fragrances. Roses, jasmine, lilies, all things nice. But nature, as always, likes to surprise us. Believe it or not, some flowers smell terrible.

If you thought all plants survive by photosynthesis, you'd be dead wrong, and you need look no further than the world's largest flower species. Found in the rainforests of Southeast Asia, Rafflesia ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. In late 2024 Nicola Coughlan, the actor famous for her work on Derry Girls and ...

SINGAPORE - The National Environment Agency (NEA) said it is “closely” monitoring the haze situation after a burning smell became noticeable in some parts of the Republic on the evening of Jan 26. it ...

I believe in a high-low approach to life. I am lounging atop a $140 linen sheet set from Quince right now that’s beautifully draped over a cheap mattress from my local furniture store. I have a mix of ...

SINGAPORE: The noticeable burning smell in various parts of Singapore could be due to smoke haze from vegetation fires north of the country, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said on Monday (Jan ...

If you've noticed a burnt smell in the air on Monday (Jan 26) night and are wondering if its the haze at work, here's why. According to the Meteorological Service Singapore's (MSS) regional haze map, ...

Following a 20-year conservation effort at the Adelaide Botanic Garden, the rare giant, foul-smelling plant, dubbed ‘Smellanie’, is set to bloom over the long weekend. The historic plant is described ...

But this year, Joshua trees throughout Southern California have bloomed early, potentially disrupting this precise timeline. Scientists aren’t sure yet what caused the early bloom, or what the impacts ...