Standing five feet away, I could smell it in the air. Acrid, damp, toe-curling—a memory from my past. The nose is a powerful historian, so it took only a few seconds to place it: the stench of the rat ...

Recently, at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in New York, I had a dream come true. I got a whiff of one of the world’s stinkiest ...

There is something about the stench of corpse flowers that draws curious people far and wide when the giant blooms spew their putrid aroma for all to smell. Such was the case in Canberra, ...

Tom Robbins, the novelist and prankster-philosopher who charmed and addled millions of readers, has died. He was 92.

Robbins’ death was confirmed by his friend ... whether giving us a wayward heroine with elongated thumbs in “Cowgirls” or ...

A corpse flower, aptly named Putricia, recently bloomed at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney for the first time in 15 years. For forensic scientist Bridget Thurn, it was a unique opportunity to ...

Sydney's corpse flower Putricia is on display at the Royal Botanic Garden. It will only bloom for about 24 hours before dying. Thousands of people are watching Putricia's live stream on YouTube.

Instead of sunbathers by the shore or bustling restaurant queues, curious groups have appeared at the Royal Botanic Garden to experience a “corpse flower.” This flower is famous for being the largest ...

A giant, rare and notoriously stinky flower bloomed at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden over the weekend, drawing hundreds to smell something “putrid.” The Amorphophallus gigas, known as the “corpse flower ...

At the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the rare Amorphophallus gigas — a relative of the Amorphophallus titanum, commonly known as the corpse flower — has bloomed for the first time since arriving at ...

Visitors crowded the Brooklyn Botanic Garden on Friday, January 24, to catch a glimpse of the blooming Amorphophallus gigas, also known as a “corpse flower,” due to its unique stench.

Jan. 27 (UPI) --New Yorkers lined up for hours outside the Brooklyn Botanic Garden to catch a glimpse -- and a whiff -- of the facility's rare blooming corpse flower. The Amorphophallus gigas ...