A chemical that we smell may be a composite of multiple smells-making pieces. I honestly thought this had been known for years? There are far more smells than receptors, we must be using combinations ...

Just over five years ago, while listening to some friends gripe about the overwhelming aroma of a nearby lemon candle, it struck me that not only could I not smell that scent, I couldn’t recall the ...

Olfactory training—based on repeated exposure to different scents—has proven effective in improving and even restoring the ...

Our sense of smell seems to be the most complicated, and as such it’s the least understood. To help shed some light on the system, researchers at Rockefeller University have taken the first ...

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Mosquitoes use their sense of smell to find their next meal: us. So what would happen if you tweaked their smell so that humans smell really gross to them? That’s what Dr. Chris Potter and his lab ...

You know that moment when you step outside and just sense it? Something in the air shifts. The atmosphere feels heavier, ...

The smell of rain is called “petrichor,” and its origins are surprisingly complex. You know the smell. It’s there every time the first fat raindrops hit the ground—a distinctive, earthy scent that ...

The smell of rain can comfort some, but it also warns of what’s to come. But what does rain actually smell like? The sensitive nose can smell a storm coming as the air fills with a fresh and earthy ...

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