Researchers have revealed the genetic and chemical reasons behind the titan arum’s unique warming mechanism and putrid scent.

When it blooms, this stinky flower releases chemicals that smell like rotting flesh to attact pollinators, such as carrion ...

The stench of a rare corpse flower make us retch. But you’re not the target – the plant wants to lure carrion beetles and ...

Those who wish to catch a glimpse, or a whiff, should get in quick as the rare bloom only lasts between 24 and 48 hours.

Researchers are working to develop a fungus to kill the invasive tree-of-heaven, a preferred host for the destructive spotted ...

In the Australian city Geelong, just south of Melbourne, thousands are lining up for the rare chance to see – and smell – an unusual plant.

But stick your nose into the beautiful flowers of a pear tree – a close relative of apples and cherries – and you may recoil in disgust, as these flowers smell musky or putrid to attract flies as ...

Its huge flowering structure (the spadix ... But people tend to only plant male trees, as the female trees produce a fruit that smells like vomit for many people. We don’t really know why ...