The corpse flower usually blooms once every four years in Indonesia, but this time it is unusual because it only bloomed last ...

Often called the "corpse flower," it emits a strong odor of rotting flesh to attract carrion flies, its primary pollinators. This parasitic plant has no leaves, stems, or roots of its own ...

An Amorphophallus titanium, also known as a corpse flower, blooms for one to three days once every seven to 10 years. During the bloom, it releases a powerful smell, described by some as rotting ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

A rare corpse orchid has bloomed at Powell Gardens. The flower is not known so much for its beauty as its stench.

Flowering in the Princess of Wales Conservatory at Kew Gardens, Pseudohydrosme gabunensis is as elusive as they come.

At MI5, several intelligence officers—chiefly Ewan Montagu and Charles Cholmondeley (that’s pronounced “Chumly,” fellow Yanks ...

From a classroom of the future imagined by high school students to a real stinker of a plant, here are some highlights from this year's show.

As the German right ascends, the nation is still grappling with its fascist past — and how to handle its remains.