Corpse flower numbers are decreasing worldwide. Discover why conservation efforts struggle to maintain a healthy population.

Here are some of the more notable stinkers. Also known as the corpse flower or the titan arum, this plant relies on "flesh flies" and carrion-eating beetles for pollination and smells strongly of ...

"While in bloom, the structure generates heat, more than 90 °F (32 °C), and produces its characteristic carrion odor to attract flesh flies and carrion beetles for pollination," Britannica's ...

Carrion is something we choose to stay away from - it looks awful, writhes with insects, and smells really bad. Why would anyone study the remains of dead animals? Aa Aa Aa Carrion, or the remains ...

"Due to their putrid, rotting flesh odor, Bradford pears attract carrion-loving beetles and flies. These act as the tree’s principal pollinators." The tree isn't only bad for residents' nostrils ...