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Summer is right around the corner, and many families are finalizing plans for their kids. Concordia University in Austin wants to offer families a place for their child's developmental and mental ...

Crowds gathered at Mount Holyoke College’s Talcott Greenhouse to witness the rare bloom of “Pangy,” a corpse flower known for its powerful odor resembling decaying flesh.

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For a brief moment, one of the plant world's strangest blooms opened quietly at the Houston Botanic Garden. The corpse flower, Amorphophallus henryi—sometimes called a voodoo lily—emerged during the ...

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Lindsey DeSoto, RD, is a nutrition writer, medical reviewer, and registered dietitian who helps clients improve their diet for health-related reasons. Her writing covers a variety of topics, including ...

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (AP) — One person entered the lush, green Victorian-era greenhouse and smelled rotting eggs. Another said the odor evoked the memory of dissecting a dead bird. A third compared it ...