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Our sense of smell is extraordinary. It signals our brains in a variety of ways, helping us detect danger and even choose a potential partner. But there's more. It turns out, our noses can go as far ...

Maybe you can’t detect the scent of grass anymore. Or maybe coffee’s aroma now triggers disgust. After getting COVID-19, your sense of smell may seem persistently off. You’re not alone. Even years ...

Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural environment, humans, and wildlife. He holds degrees in journalism and environmental anthropology. An albatross is a large, ...

Many people have posted on social media about the so-called "old people smell," described as a faintly musty or greasy scent sometimes associated with older adults. This phenomenon is more science ...

When Thomas Hummel gets a whiff of an unripe, green tomato, he finds himself in his childhood home in Bavaria. Under the tilted ceilings of the bedroom that he shared with his two older brothers, ...

The world of snakes is equal parts fascinating and fear-inducing. Some folks keep them as scaly companions, while others would sprint in the opposite direction at the mere hint of a slither. Love them ...

There are few odors more immediately recognizable and absolutely off-putting than “old people smell.” Eau du elderly is characterized by top notes of mothballs and wet cardboard coupled with basement, ...

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