Of all the senses, olfaction — smell — must be the most primal and evocative, the most magically elusive. With just around ...

Except you aren’t really describing its taste; you’re describing its smell. It’s a common mistake. “Think about the last time ...

surprisingly little is known about their sense of smell. There has been plenty of evidence showing that spiders can detect ...

Bumblebees are facing an unexpected and mysterious threat: heat waves. New research has revealed that these high temperatures ...

The sense of smell is a complex process of the central nervous system that involves specific areas of the brain. In fact, olfactory dysfunction is seen in various central nervous system disorders ...

A new collaborative research group, the Breakthrough Consortium for Olfactory Health (BeCOH), brings together charities, patient groups, research institutions, and clinicians, as well as ...

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Predators and prey in the ocean rely on chemical signals for survival, but this vital sensory mode can also be their Achilles ...

Just before 5 p.m., Rocky alerted law enforcement sweeping the area to the dumpster, said Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz. When ...