Parasites that burst forth from a vine. Others seem woven out of fantasy: translucent white ghosts, blooms born of fire.

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

TEMPO.CO, Cianjur - The corpse flower or Amorphophallus titanium Becc has once again bloomed at the Cibodas Botanic Garden in Sindangjaya, Cipanas District, Cianjur Regency, West Java, Indonesia.

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 ...

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It grows in north-eastern India, parts of Bhutan, Tibet, south-central China, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, and is closely related to the Rafflesia. It too inhabits vines and bursts forth as buds ...

Amber Paige Laudermilk, 34, has been charged with abuse of a corpse Laura Barcella is a former staff crime editor at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2021. Getty Content warning: The following article ...

Editor’s Note: Details contain mature content. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (WJW) – A woman in Texas is charged with castrating the corpse of a sex offender. Amber Laudermilk, 34, was an embalmer at ...

SALT ROCK, W.Va. (WSAZ) - An investigation is underway after deputies found the corpse of an infant and a broken casket in a cemetery in Cabell County. Investigators with the Cabell County Sheriff ...

You'd have to be like Indiana Jones and hack your way through a thick jungle if you want to find the rafflesia – and even then, this beautiful flower doesn’t just grow on trees, because it ...

Laudermilk faces one felony count of abusing a corpse, authorities said. A warrant was issued for her arrest, but she has not yet been detained. Memorial Mortuary and Crematory told KPRC that ...