If you smell a rotting corpse, it could be one of two things: an actual rotting corpse, or—if you’re lucky—just a giant smelly flower called titan arum. Now, scientists have identified the molecular ...

The mysteries of how a huge flower that stinks of decaying flesh blooms have been uncovered by scientists. The so-called "corpse flower", known more formally as the titan arum or Amorphophallus ...

Here’s a look at five of the smelliest flowers in the world and why they smell the way they do.

The Rafflesia arnoldii, which is most commonly also referred to as the corpse flower, is the world's largest single bloom,. It emits a notorious smell to lure flies for pollination. This holoparasitic ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A rare sight — a flower that blooms once every seven to 10 years and only stays bloomed for two days, emitting a foul odor — the San Diego Botanic Garden’s corpse flower has ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Corpse Flower, known as Amorphophallus titanum, is estimated to bloom in Raleigh between August 2 and August 4. You can experience the flower at Juniper Level Botanic Garden from ...

Delphine Farmer receives funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Department of Energy, and the W.M. Keck ...