The Amorphophallus titanum, or corpse flower, is a Sumatran native renowned for its immense size and foul odor, attracting ...

“When the corpse flower decides to bloom … it releases a stench that smells like a giant dead mouse,” Brenner said.

A small Japanese flower, Vincetoxicum nakaianum, uses a clever trick to reproduce. It smells like injured ants, attracting ...

The rotting corpse flower’s putrid stench cast a spell Thursday across Roseville High School’s campus. The rare bloom hexed horticulture lovers to stop daily errands and teachers to pause lessons, all ...

Originating from Asia, this shrub has colorful cup-shaped blooms and lush green leaves, giving off a banana fragrance that ...

In a greenhouse in Tokyo, researcher Ko Mochizuki noticed something unusual. Flies were swarming around the delicate flowers ...

A rare and malodorous marvel is drawing crowds — and wrinkled noses — to the New York Botanical Garden this week, as the ...

A type of Japanese dogsbane releases a scent identical to wounded ants’ distress signal, drawing in scavenging flies that unwittingly pollinate it.

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A team of researchers has developed a floral-scented fungus that tricks mosquitoes into approaching and dying. The fungus emits longifolene, a natural scent that irresistibly draws them in. It’s ...

This week from the archives: Mike and Ian search for signs of winter, and Peter test-smells a mystery scent from a professional flavor chemist. Plus a Goodyear blimp pilot reveals more than you’d ever ...