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Science Shows That Men Who Eat Salads Smell More Attractive To Women
Science Step away from the bagels Researchers set out to find whether foods rich in carotenoids, a pigment shown to increase skin tone attractiveness, would also give body odor a boost.
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To find drugs and explosives, scientists take cues from dog noses
Science Sniffing like a dog gives chemical detectors a boost When a chemical detector was fitted with an attachment that let it “sniff” like a dog, it became better at picking up trace amounts of the...
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New study: Why can some people smell asparagus in their pee?
Health An age-old question gets a genomic-era investigation. Some people can smell a change in their urine after eating asparagus. Some can't. What genes make this happen?
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Your sense of smell is actually pretty amazing
Entertainment Flavor: The science of our most neglected sense How does smell contribute to the way food tastes? Read on.
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Humans have a better sense of smell than you think
Science The nose knows You can blame a 19th century scientists for the mistaken idea that our sense of smell stinks.
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Meet the very good dogs who hunt down invasive species
Animals They can sniff out troublesome weeds and other pests. In 2011, Seamus and Lily made their first forays into the Montana brush, sniffing out hundreds of noxious weeds. Now there are hardly any...
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Here’s how scientists are tricking you into eating your veggies
Health Step one: Plant some fake childhood memories in your noggin. Because just telling people how healthy vegetables are doesn’t really hack it.
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Run, don't walk, to see New York City's latest corpse flower bloom
Environment The Bronx's stinkiest resident will only blossom for a day or so. On the evening of June 26 the noxious-smelling corpse flower finally bloomed. Here's how you can watch the process—or go...
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Why you can smell rain—even though it's odorless
Science Here's how we catch a whiff of petrichor. Of course rain itself has no scent. But moments before a rain event, an “earthy” smell known as petrichor does permeate the air.
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Lavender might actually help you relax
Health In mice, sniffing some linalool is similar to taking Valium. Immersing yourself in a lavender cloud may actually help reduce anxiety, according to new research published this week.
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