- Sci Pry
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 8th, 2015
Freshly Cut Grass Actually Smells like Decomposing Bodies
At least before bacteria get in and bad odors come out
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 18th, 2015
Watch: Febreze Chemistry Explained
Science video explains how Febreze fights bad odors
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 4th, 2015
Shaking Hands Is Our Way of Sniffing Each Other, Scientists Say
Experiments reveal the majority of people tend to smell their own palms shortly after shaking hands with somebody
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 14th, 2015
Watch: Why Roses Smell Sweet, as Explained by Science
Science video explains where the sweet rose smell many of us find it impossible to resist comes from
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 10th, 2015
Believe It or Not, Being a Professional Dog Food Taster Is an Actual Job
Dog food tasters are expected to identify flavors dogs are likely to enjoy or reject, can earn $75,000 (€63,000) a year
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 18th, 2014
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
- Science
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 6th, 2014
This Is Why Women Outperform Men When It Comes to Detecting Odors
Study finds women pack more cells in their olfactory bulb, this could explain their olfactory superiority
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 24th, 2014
Comet Smells like Rotten Eggs, Horse Poo, Plenty Other Repulsive Things
The comet's odor was broken down with the help of the Rosetta Orbiter Sensor for Ion and Neutral Analysis
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 15th, 2014
A Dinosaur's Big and Fairly Complex Nose Served to Cool Its Brain
Paleontologists also claim that dinosaurs evolved to have rather complex snouts looking to boost their sense of smell
- Science
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 4th, 2014
Science Explains Why Polyester Clothes Reek After You Exercise in Them
Researchers find bacteria that cause foul odors grow better on polyester clothes
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 4th, 2014
Man Smells Things for a Living, Likely Has the Weirdest Job in the World
Even more surprisingly, it's NASA that pays George Aldrich to sniff things all day
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 3rd, 2014
Fish Odor Syndrome Is a Real Condition, Makes People Smell like Bad Fish
22-year-old Cassie Graves from the UK has been suffering from this rare disorder for years
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 27th, 2014
Watch: Why Bacon Smells Divine, As Explained by Science
Video details why it is that bacon smells incredibly good when cooked
- 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
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 3rd, 2014
How to Recognize the Earliest Signs of Dementia in Yourself
Losing your sense of smell is an early indicator, researchers argue
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 31st, 2014
We May Be Able to Identify Fatty Foods by Smell
Our noses may be capable of such high performances, experts say
- Laptops & Tablets
- By Alexandra Arici
- October 31st, 2013
Source of Cat Pee Smell in Dell Laptops Found: the Palm Rest
It turns out that the keyboard wasn’t responsible for producing the bad smell