Meet ammonium chloride! And as Liman explains, the more we learn about new bodily functions, the more we learn about our ...

From picking up the scent of a potential mate miles away to uncovering an explosive, a dog's nose is always hard at work ...

From picking up the scent of a potential mate miles away to uncovering an explosive, a dog's nose is always hard at work ...

So can I eat my noodles if a dog pooped nearby? For the most part, nasty smells are “CAUTION” signs, not the cause of harm.

According to Lawless, synthetic cuttlefish ink compounds could be made and distributed in water to keep sharks away from hazardous places. These include areas with heavy fishing activity or polluted ...

In the nasal cavity they bind with odor receptors—and it’s those receptors, of which humans have somewhere between 350 and 400 types, that are the main source of what we perceive as flavor.

Our Future Chronicles column explores an imagined history of inventions yet to come – this time how, by the mid-21st century, ...

Given that cats have around 200 smell receptors in their nose, compared to a human's give, and the fact their ears are designed to better amplify high-frequency sounds, there's every chance they ...

Half of the unprovoked shark attacks in the U.S. last year took place along the Florida coastline, new data shows.

“Dogs have an incredible sense of smell. They have many more smell receptors than humans and a greater surface area to pass more air through,” says Dr MacMillan. A receptor is a part of the ...