In a single sniff, the human sense of smell can distinguish odors within a fraction of a second, working at a level of ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I got into a spat with the head of social events at an embassy. She is annoyed that I brought my wife as a ...

Human sniffs last between one and three seconds. During that time, chemicals enter the nose and allow us to perceive the smells around us. But whether humans can perceive odor changes shorter than the ...

Researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery that human olfactory perception can detect changes in odors within just a ...

It’s so far off the scale of what we know … it almost seems like magic,’ says University at Buffalo researcher Eduardo Mercado III.

It’s in the air: the smell of fall. It’s not just a scent but a full-body experience. When that first whiff hits in late ...

When we inhale, airborne chemicals enter our nose, creating the "odor" we detect. These chemicals are then expelled when we exhale. Each breath lasts ...

Hay fever (also called allergic rhinitis) affects 24% of Australians. Symptoms include sneezing, a runny nose (which may feel ...

Dear Dogcharmer, I have a mini poodle named Frankie. She’s lovely in every way, except that she constantly rolls in ...

Spiers Falls Road residents fear air is hazardous and their homes will lose value as stink from farm penetrates everywhere.

Covid or flu? The person next to you on the subway or bus who is coughing, the colleague with a tissue constantly at their ...

The rose looks fair but fairer we it deem for that sweet odor which doth in it live.” Fragrance is connected in the most ...