Two of the rare and endemic flowers of Indonesia, the Rafflesia arnoldii, have reached full bloom at the Taba Penanjung Nature Sanctuary in Central Bengkulu District, Bengkulu province. Two of the ...

A man poses behind an example of Rafflesia tuan-mudae at Guning Gading National Park in August 2008, demonstrating the scale of the large flower. (Image via Wikipedia) PADANG, Indonesia (AFP) — ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The plant with the world's largest flower -- typically a full meter across, with a bud the size of a basketball -- evolved from a family of plants whose blossoms are nearly all ...

Indonesian conservationists say they've spotted the biggest specimen ever of what's already been billed as one of the world's largest flowers. The giant Rafflesia tuan-mudae — a fleshy red flower with ...

The stench of decay announces death—but Rafflesia plants turn it on like a neon sign. Forty-two parasitic species exude the smell of rot to lure insects, thriving under the guise of death. From a ...

New study finds that most Rafflesia species, which produce the world’s largest flowers, face extinction. Lack of protection at local, national, and international levels means that remaining ...

Under the right conditions, stem cells from the innermost layer of the tooth — known as dental pulp — can be coaxed into forming neuronal cells (pictured here) with specific shapes and features, says ...