When it blooms, this stinky flower releases chemicals that smell like rotting flesh to attact pollinators, such as carrion ...
Researchers have revealed the genetic and chemical reasons behind the titan arum’s unique warming mechanism and putrid scent.
Schaller and collaborators then identified what kicks off the corpse flower’s thermogenesis, as well as the specific chemical ...
The corpse flower is infamous for its rare blooms and its signature odor, which mimics the stench of rotting flesh.
The unusual odor of the titan arum, commonly called the corpse flower because its scent is reminiscent of rotting flesh, draws crowds of curious visitors to greenhouses around the world during its ...
A heatmap of titus arum, or the corpse flower, shows that the plant's central towering spike known as the appendix heats up ...
“It smells like dead possum,” a child said more bluntly. It’s the so-called “corpse flower,” or Amorphophallus Titanum (often ...
The stench of a rare corpse flower make us retch. But you’re not the target – the plant wants to lure carrion beetles and ...
A new study on titan arum -- commonly known as the corpse flower for its smell like rotting flesh -- uncovers fundamental genetic pathways and biological mechanisms that produce heat and odorous ...
Dartmouth scientists sniff out the genes — and identify a new chemical compound — that drive titan arum's pungent odor. The unusual odor of the titan arum, commonly called the corpse flower because ...