Kobe University researcher has uncovered the purpose of the structure that inspired its name—revealing a novel mechanism by ...

The bloom has attracted up to 20,000 admirers who filed past, hoping to experience the smell for themselves, with some ...

I ran to the Botanic Gardens late last night – and accidentally became involved with the stinky, intimate art of Putricia’s pollination.

130 years after a fungus-eating plant received its name, a researcher has uncovered the purpose of the structure that inspired its name -- revealing a novel mechanism by which plants ensure ...

More than 130 years after a fungus-eating orchid species was discovered, the purpose of its mysterious appendage has been revealed ...

Scientists have solved the 130-year mystery of Stigmatodactylus sikokianus, a fungus-consuming orchid with a unique self-pollination method.

For the first time in 15 years, Putricia - the corpse flower with a vomit-smelling perfume - will flower for only about 24 ...

The flower has been said to smell like rotting flesh, wet socks or hot cat food, and only stinks for 24 hours after blooming.

An endangered tropical plant that emits the stench of a rotting corpse during its rare blooms has begun to flower in a greenhouse in Sydney ...

The titan arum, also known as the ‘corpse flower’, is one of the world’s rarest plants – and the smelliest. Only around 1,000 specimens are left in the wild and they bloom for just 24 hours every few ...

Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? This question makes me smile because it is both. The same can be said of cucumbers, ...

Robotic insects modeled after bees are set to revolutionize pollination, boosting crop yields and transforming agriculture.