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

Innovative research reveals rapid olfactory response. Including Zhou, the research team has found that our sense of smell ...

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 ...

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

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

In experiments, the olfactory nervous system of roundworms was able to detect acetylpropionyl, and when it did, it triggered ...

You might have the same narrow nose as your mom, but new research has discovered that there's more to nose shape than genetics. Do you blame (or thank, depending on how you feel about it ...

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

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