- Behavior/Humans
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 21st, 2014
Human Nose Can Detect Roughly 1 Trillion Smells
Previous estimates were significantly more conservative
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 4th, 2014
Distinctive Olfactory Receptor Patterns Identified for the First Time
The discovery was made during a study of fruit-eating bats
- Behavior/Humans
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 25th, 2013
Anxiety Literally Makes the World Stink
Researchers say anxiety rewires the brain, makes neutral odors appear disgusting
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 20th, 2013
There Are 10 Basic Categories of Smell, One of Them Is “Popcorn”
Researchers classify the odors that humans can detect
- Science
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 8th, 2013
Cells in the Blood, Heart and Lungs Now Believed to Smell the Food We Eat
Researchers say olfactory receptors can also be found on non-olfactory cells
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 26th, 2012
Impressive Olfactory Abilities Found in Anxious People
Their noses may help them detect threats more readily
- Behavior/Humans
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 11th, 2009
Why Smells Transport You Back to Childhood
This happens to all of us