"Horace" the Corpse Flower is preparing to unleash a smell that is often compared to the odor of rotting flesh.

A new study on titan arum -- commonly known as the corpse flower for its smell like rotting flesh -- uncovers fundamental genetic pathways and biological mechanisms that produce heat and odorous ...

Horace the Corpse Flower first bloomed in 2024, drawing long lines of people to smell its stinky aroma.

The zoo's corpse flower, named Horace, is starting to bloom.

Visitors will have a chance Wednesday to experience the pungent smell of the corpse flower that is blooming at St. Paul's Como Park Zoo and Conservatory. The flower, affectionately named "Frederick," ...

The corpse flower already sounds creepy, but people across the country are even more creeped out because these rare blossoms are all blooming at the same time. The flower, which is actually an entire ...

Victoria D. is a digital producer for CBS Boston. Before joining CBS Boston in 2023, Victoria had already worked in journalism in both New York and Boston for more than 10 years. An extremely rare and ...

Commonly called the “corpse flower,” Amorphophallus titanum is endangered for many reasons, including habitat destruction, climate change and encroachment from invasive species. Now, plant biologists ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- One of the corpse flowers at Olbrich Botanical Gardens is now blooming. The rare bloom of the giant flower only lasts for 24 to 48 hours. It started blooming around 3:15 p.m. on ...

Right now, people are lining up at the Geelong Botanic Gardens to see and smell the giant corpse flower, a rare plant that stinks like a dead body. This is the titan arum. It’s a plant that makes news ...

Sometimes, doing research stinks. Quite literally. Corpse plants are rare, and seeing one bloom is even rarer. They open once every seven to 10 years, and the blooms last just two nights. But those ...