You take your shoes off after a long day of work, only to be greeted by a pungent odor rising from your socks. It's a familiar scenario which can be inconvenient, embarrassing and downright gross. Now ...

If you have smelly feet, you'll be happy to know that your socks can play a pretty big role in preventing funky odors. In fact, the best anti-odor socks will minimize unwanted smells and help keep ...

Although smelly feet or bromodosis are rarely a sign of a health problem, it is unpleasant and embarrassing. But it is not your feet that that is stinking, but the bacteria that live on them and in ...

Scientists may have developed a novel solution to smelly feet. Known medically as bromodosis, the unpleasant odour usually occurs when sweaty feet wear the same shoes for days on end. This warm, moist ...

Scientists have identified the molecules that make our clothes smell. Dirty laundry smells bad because of certain chemicals called volatile organic compounds, which can’t always be washed out on an ...

Malaria kills an estimated 800,000 people worldwide every year. But it might have met its match in an unlikely team that includes Bill Gates, and a whole lot of stinky feet. Here, a brief guide: What ...

SCIENTISTS are working like stink on a weapon to fight malaria mosquitoes – smelly socks. They found the pongy garments attract four times as many of the deadly mozzies as the scent of a human body.