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These plants smell like rotten meat — Now we know how they do it
Many plants smell "good" — to humans that is — but some go several steps in the other direction, presenting themselves to the ...
Chicken poo biogas plant 'would kill our village'
An action group says building a biogas plant fuelled by chicken droppings near their homes would "kill the village". The ...
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Putrid plants can reek of hot rotting flesh with one evolutionary trick
Some plants stink of rotting meat or dung, which helps them attract flies for pollination. How plants make the carrion stench, which is usually produced by bacteria feasting on decaying corpses ...
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Corpse flower bloom is rare, rancid, unforgettable moment at Reiman Gardens in Ames
AND WITH SUCH A RARE PLANT. SO I THINK THE RARITY OF THE PLANT, THE SMELL OF THE PLANT JUST BEING SO UNIQUE, IS REALLY BEEN A DRAW AS WELL, AND NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN SMELL EVERY DAY. THE GARDENS ...
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See 'Stink Floyd' the corpse flower's bloom impress guests at Reiman Gardens in Ames
The much-anticipated 'Stink Floyd' the corpse flower has finally bloomed at Reiman Gardens in Ames. The plant blooms once ...
Smell you later!: 'Stink Floyd' bloom at Reiman Gardens immortalized with new merch
Reiman Gardens is selling merch commemorating the 12-year-old corpse flower's 2025 bloom. Online orders for a special Stink Floyd T-shirt are open now. Each shirt is $30 and can be ordered from the ...