As Spring Festival approaches, more than 10 flowers have quietly bloomed on the world's only 400-year-old Magnolia ...

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, stems, or roots, it emerges only after years of hidden growth. Its vast ...

Some 20 million flowers are sold each day at the historic Aalsmeer Flower Auction in the Netherlands—more than half the ...

Modern roses, as we know them, date to 1867, when enthusiasts in Europe bred a “hybrid perpetual” rose with a “tea rose.” The ...

The 18-year-old fatally shot her mother and stepbrother as well as six people at a school, before killing herself. Her motive was unclear, but police had visited her home several times for mental ...

Extraordinary treasures from The Al Thani Collection and the Victoria and Albert Museum on display at the Hôtel de la Marine trace how royal and aristocratic gems shaped dynasties and defined ...

Lovebirds earned their name because of their tendency to form lifelong bonds with their mates, who like to perch close together, almost like they’re cuddling. While many parrots mate for life, fewer ...

What could be one the most unusual £2 coins ever has sold for 34 times its shop value - because it's blank on both sides. The ...

Scrooge McDuck and Magica De Spell forget they're enemies in DuckTales Valentine's Day Special 2026 #1, and love is suddenly in the air!

As elucidated by Indian Hindu astrologers Maha Sivarathri is a purely religious ceremony of day time fast and vigil ...

With its family-friendly beaches, top-notch archaeological sites and sumptuous culinary treats, a holiday in Greece – only four hours’ flight time from the UK – is hard to beat. The main tourist ...