Deep in Southeast Asia’s rainforests blooms a giant flower that smells like rotting flesh. Rare, parasitic and short-lived, Rafflesia arnoldii survives against the odds, but for how long?

This remarkable flower is as notorious for its fragrance as it is for its size. Commonly, known as the ‘corpse flower’, it produces an odour resembling that of rotting flesh when in bloom. This stench ...

Do you know about the world's largest flower? Explore its life as a parasite in Southeast Asian jungles, and why it’s called the ‘Corpse Flower.’ Read on to know more.

A radical new policy to relocate people living in a notoriously deforested national park on Sumatra has moved hundreds of ...

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If you thought all plants survive by photosynthesis, you'd be dead wrong, and you need look no further than the world's largest flower species. Found in the rainforests of Southeast Asia, Rafflesia ...

Indonesia has revoked the permits of 28 companies after a post–Cyclone Senyar audit found environmental violations that authorities say worsened deadly floods and landslides in Sumatra in late 2025, ...

JAKARTA – Two months after devastating floods struck Sumatra, many children in North Sumatra, West Sumatra and Aceh provinces are still studying in tents under difficult conditions as clean-up and ...

Rafflesia is one of the largest flowers on Earth and is infamous for producing an odor compared to rotting flesh. Scientists understand its basic structure, yet its parasitic lifestyle still raises ...

By Fransiska Nangoy JAKARTA, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Indonesia's biggest listed oil and gas company PT Medco Energi Internasional plans "aggressive" expansions in Southeast Asia and the Middle East as it ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Minister of Home Affairs, Muhammad Tito Karnavian, stated that five areas in West Sumatra have returned to normal after being hit by flash floods and landslides at the end of ...