Rafflesia is one of the largest flowers on Earth and is infamous for producing an odor compared to rotting flesh. Scientists ...

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office reported the following incidents: DUI CHARGE: On Dec. 19, Deputy Annessa Glenn was patrolling on Highway 316 when she came upon a crash between a Lexus and an Acura.

Earlier this fall, the New World screwworm – the flesh-burrowing larva of a blowfly (Cochliomyia hominivorax) – was detected in cattle in Mexico just 70 miles from the U.S. border. Most recently, in ...

California researchers are preparing for the possible return of the New World screwworm, a parasitic fly that feeds on living flesh and once devastated U.S. livestock. By monitoring traps and ...

Researchers in California are preparing for the possible return of a parasitic flesh-eating fly which once decimated livestock. The New World screwworm is the larval (or maggot) stage of a blowfly ...

Citizens Energy customers should be on the lookout for a seasonal greeting from the gas and water utility this winter — with a card that is more fetid than festive. The utility is providing a ...

Imagine spending thirteen years looking for something, then discovering it and seeing it blossom in front of you. That’s exactly what happened deep inside the rainforests of Sumatra, Indonesia, where ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...

Some horror movies make you scream. But the movies on this list make you gag, their images so visceral you swear they are leaking into the room. These are the films where you can almost feel the ...

A boy would stink of fish after eating certain dishes, and doctors found that the noxious odor likely stemmed from a rare genetic quirk. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

What gives rotting flesh its unmistakable stench? In this short explainer we look at cadaverine a breakdown product of proteins and how bacteria turn everyday building blocks into some of the most ...