It included extensive preparation of his corpse for public viewing ... and other items, such as flowers or an obituary. Those opting for a simple burial, one without a funeral or other services ...

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

Schaller and collaborators then identified what kicks off the corpse flower’s thermogenesis, as well as the specific chemical ...

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

The corpse flower is infamous for its rare blooms and its signature odor, which mimics the stench of rotting flesh.

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 ...

This GIF shows a heatmap of the corpse flower when it blooms, with the central appendix heating up to about 20 degrees Fahrenheit above ambient temperature. Credit: Eric Schaller The plant can go ...

When a corpse flower blooms, the pinky-purple spathe unfolds from an enormous yellow spadix that can grow to 3.7 meters (12 ...

Gregory Moore does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Geelong’s corpse flower has now bloomed, revealing its putrid “dead possum” stench. The corpse plant, Amorphophallus titanum ...

Right now, people are lining up at the Geelong Botanic Gardens to see and smell the giant corpse flower, a rare plant that stinks like a dead body. This is the titan arum. It’s a plant that makes news ...