Deep in Southeast Asia’s rainforests blooms a giant flower that smells like rotting flesh. Rare, parasitic and short-lived, Rafflesia arnoldii survives against the odds, but for how long?

As Spring Festival approaches, more than 10 flowers have quietly bloomed on the world's only 400-year-old Magnolia ...

Deep within tropical rainforests grows a flower so enormous and rare that it defies nature's norms. Blooming without leaves, stems, or roots, it emerges only after years of hidden growth. Its vast ...

Some 20 million flowers are sold each day at the historic Aalsmeer Flower Auction in the Netherlands—more than half the ...

About 3 million people visit Red Rock Canyon outside of Las Vegas every year, but few have noticed the tiny yellow sunflower that has called it home for centuries. It may face extinction without ...

Modern roses, as we know them, date to 1867, when enthusiasts in Europe bred a “hybrid perpetual” rose with a “tea rose.” The ...

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Extraordinary treasures from The Al Thani Collection and the Victoria and Albert Museum on display at the Hôtel de la Marine trace how royal and aristocratic gems shaped dynasties and defined ...

Lovebirds earned their name because of their tendency to form lifelong bonds with their mates, who like to perch close together, almost like they’re cuddling. While many parrots mate for life, fewer ...

The 18-year-old fatally shot her mother and stepbrother as well as six people at a school, before killing herself. Her motive was unclear, but police had visited her home several times for mental ...

BYU star AJ Dybantsa and Baylor star Tounde Yessoufou achieved a rare feat in their head-to-head duel on Tuesday night ...