Peter H. Raven obituary: visionary botanist who transformed our understanding of plant diversity
Peter Raven advanced plant evolution, classification, and biogeography while leading botany and biodiversity conservation toward global sustainability.
The giant, stinky corpse plant has an incredible evolutionary backstory
The titan arum, or corpse plant, produces a rare 36-hour bloom featuring a 10-foot spike and putrid smell, attracting massive public interest and scientific study since the 1800s.