The famous corpse flowers are renowned for having the tallest inflorescences in the world. They bloom over a few days and produce stench-like carrion in order to attract their pollinators. Amorphophallus gigas is known to be even more colorful and showy than the gigantic titanium.

North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region will extend to greener over (1.06 million hectares) of land with trees and grass this year to further strengthen its afforestation efforts, according to local authorities.

 The Paricutin volcano in Mexico was the first Volcano of its kind to have its entire life cycle documented by modern science when it erupted 80 years ago.

Thousands of Japanese fans, some wiping away tears, bid farewell to a beloved Japanese-born giant panda that made her final public appearance Sunday before flying to her home country, China.