Older individuals often emit a specific odor that is mistakenly associated with poor hygiene. Scientists have discovered the ...

In a single sniff, the human sense of smell can distinguish odors within ... a professor in the Department of Neuroscience ...

In a virtual reality experiment, participants recovered faster from a small electric shock when they could smell natural scents than when they could smell urban odors. Ashley started at The Scientist ...

The sense of smell is particularly important to many animals, such as mice, in their search for food. But food odor does more than give these animals information about their environment: It also ...

You may notice your period has a lingering odor every month. Your period blood may smell if you have an infection or imbalance of vaginal bacteria. Leaving a tampon in for too long may also cause ...