Plant biologists examined records for nearly 1,200 individual corpse flower plants from 111 institutions around the world. The data and records were severely lacking and not standardized. Without ...

You don't often find crowds of people flocking together to take in the pungent scent of rotting flesh, but that's exactly what happens every time a corpse flower blooms at a public garden.

A gravedigger in West Virginia dug up the corpse of a baby buried more than 40 years ago — then tossed the casket down a hill, which sent the skeletal body flying through the air as the lid ...

CABELL COUNTY. W.V. (WKRC) - A gravedigger was taken into custody after the corpse of a baby and a damaged casket were discovered at a cemetery Wednesday. According to WOWK-TV, a gravedigger ...

The endangered “corpse flower” (Amorphophallus titanum) faces pressure from habitat loss, climate change, and invasive species. Unfortunately, a new study reveals that there is yet another threat: ...

Ursula K. LeGuin once wrote, “There is no right answer to the wrong question.” And while AI might struggle to understand the quip, we human readers get the point immediately. To solve a ...

In 2014, Stephen Hawking voiced grave warnings about the threats of artificial intelligence. His concerns were not based on any anticipated evil intent, though. Instead, it was from the idea of AI ...

Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) is a rock star in the plant world. The infrequent and foul-smelling blooms of the so-called “corpse flower” — housed in botanic gardens and arboretums around the ...

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 ...

Jan. 16, 2025 — A long-standing question about when archaic members of the genus Homo adapted to harsh environments such as deserts and rainforests has been answered in a new research ..

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