Most people associate flowers with fragrances and beauty. However, there are some flower types that have adopted different strategies.

A close-up shows a large purple and yellow titan arum against a blurred-out background of green plants. Researchers have captured the evolution of foul smells from a blooming corpse flower. The plants ...

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 ...