Watch: Why Rain Smells So Fresh and So Clean, as Explained by Science

Watch: Why Rain Smells So Fresh and So Clean, as Explained by Science

The smell of rain that pretty much everybody loves and adores comes from compounds produced by plants and bacteria

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 10th, 2014
How Fruit Flies Give Beer Its Distinctive Scent and Aroma

How Fruit Flies Give Beer Its Distinctive Scent and Aroma

As it turns out, it's fruit flies that we should be thanking for that beer scent many find utterly irresistible

You Can Smell New York All the Way from Paris Now, Just Get an oPhone

You Can Smell New York All the Way from Paris Now, Just Get an oPhone

The oPhone has been used to transmit scent across the Atlantic

New iPhone App Wakes You Up to the Sound and Smell of Bacon – Video

New iPhone App Wakes You Up to the Sound and Smell of Bacon – Video

Oscar Mayer created an iPhone accessory that fires out bacon-scented spray when the alarm goes off

oPhone Will Send Smells via Phone Texts or E-Mails

oPhone Will Send Smells via Phone Texts or E-Mails

It is a Bluetooth-enabled odor-emitting device shaped like a rod

Christmas Scent Boosts Sales, Researchers Say

Christmas Scent Boosts Sales, Researchers Say

Simple scents are more easily perceived and more effective when it comes to sales

Designing Aromas Gets Easier with MIT Algorithms

Designing Aromas Gets Easier with MIT Algorithms

Researchers develop mathematical models for producing new aromas

Soon, You Might Be Able to Smell Your Games and Movies

Soon, You Might Be Able to Smell Your Games and Movies

Smellit wants to bring a fourth dimension to gaming and video

New Perfumes Smell Like Sweat, Blood, Saliva and Sperm

New Perfumes Smell Like Sweat, Blood, Saliva and Sperm

This is so natural

Find Your Perfect Partner Based on Scent!

Find Your Perfect Partner Based on Scent!

The MHC

The Skunk Behavior or Why Some People are Insensitive to Sweat Odors

The Skunk Behavior or Why Some People are Insensitive to Sweat Odors

It's partially in the genes

  • Sci Pry
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • October 23rd, 2007
All You Need to Know About Skunks

All You Need to Know About Skunks

The fearsome smell

Computer Spread Aromas!

Computer Spread Aromas!

They'll get you with this

  • Sci Pry
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • September 22nd, 2007
Is a Woman's Beauty the Same Worldwide?

Is a Woman's Beauty the Same Worldwide?

Cultural differences in cosmetics and perfumes

The Scent Factor in the Biological Attraction in Humans

The Scent Factor in the Biological Attraction in Humans

Do pheromones impact our sex life?

  • Nature
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • September 6th, 2007
Why Do Bears Rub Their Back against the Trees?

Why Do Bears Rub Their Back against the Trees?

Males' chemical signaling

 
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