The Titan Arum, scientifically known as Amorphophallus titanum, is a marvel of the plant kingdom. It boasts the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world, a structure so impressive that it draws ...

Thousands lined up at UNC Charlotte’s greenhouse to witness Cadavera, a rare corpse flower, whose towering bloom reeked of rotting flesh.

A giant pumpkin starts off as the perfect seed. Growers choose seeds that have yielded large pumpkins in the past or test new ...

We found that the female flowers do most of the work attracting pollinators, as previous studies noted. They emit vast ...

Corpse flower blooms “are really hard to study,” says Delphine Farmer, an atmospheric chemist at Colorado State University ...

Chemical explosion at Borden dairy plant injured four workers in Kentucky. Fire officials identified Hyperflex, an acid sanitizer, as the involved chemical. Hazard was contained and decontamination ...

Titan's shadow will fall on Saturn in the early hours of Sept. 20, one day before the world shines at opposition in Earth's sky The vast shadow of Saturn's largest moon Titan will fall upon the upper ...

Several years ago, Colorado State University was given a corpse plant, or Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum), to study. Its name is Cosmo – Titan arums are rare enough that they get names. Cosmo sat ...

The corpse plant's bloom appears huge, but its flowers are actually tiny and found in rows inside its floral chamber. John Eisele/Colorado State University Sometimes, doing research stinks. Quite ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Sometimes, doing research stinks. Quite literally. Corpse plants are rare, and seeing one bloom is even rarer. They open once every seven to 10 years, and the blooms last just two ...