A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Iowa National Guard facility was held Wednesday in West Des Moines, with Governor Kim Reynolds and plenty of dignitaries on hand. A limestone structure in ...

As the saying goes, you catch more flies with honey than vinegar, but (discounting that vinegar is actually a great way to ...

"This isn’t just a flower—it’s a 10-foot-tall botanical rock star when in full bloom: Rare. Rancid. Ridiculously cool," ...

Workers at Reiman Gardens in Ames are on "bloom watch" for a rare occurrence that will make for a smelly scene this spring.

Reiman Gardens in Ames is inviting the public to experience the “dark side of the bloom” when their corpse flower named Stink ...

Corpse flowers are the celebrities of the plant world. When these rare plants bloom in botanic gardens, thousands of fans flock to see them—and, perhaps more importantly, to smell them. These large, ...

The flower is related to the Amorphophallus titanum, or corpse flower, which has bloomed at Grand Valley State University in recent years. “This bloom only happens every few years and lasts just ...

Also known as the Corpse Flower, it produces the largest unbranched inflorescence in the plant kingdom. Its bloom lasts 24 to 36 hours once every two to three years. “In about a two-day period ...

(It makes sense that skunk cabbage belongs to the same family as the corpse flower.) “This plant is spending a lot of energy just in flower. You’re talking two weeks on and off generating heat,” ...

The corpse flower, when it opens every few years, attracts admirers by the tens of thousands. It is only in bloom for two or three days, and for those days it stinks. People stand in line to savor its ...

A woman has been killed in a drive-by shooting in Sydney’s southwest. Picture: NewsWire / Nikki Short Police believe the incident was targeted. Picture: NewsWire / Nikki Short Neighbours ...

If your kids were captivated by Putricia the corpse flower (we can’t blame them), Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden will be hosting an Alchemy of a Rainforest Exhibition to educate curious minds ...