Discover how your sense of smell shapes flavor and transforms eating into a richer experience beyond just taste.

Just like “the dress” divided the internet a decade ago, the insect smell question is one of the latest debates.  So, why do ...

"Burger Supervision," reads layover text in the clip. A caption says: "Oscar checking out the burgers." With 200 million smell receptors in their noses, cats and dogs alike have a much better sense of ...

Sensing smell and mutant ants Ants have evolved approximately 400 smell receptors—a number closer to humans than most other insects—thanks to their use of pheromone communication. "Ants ...

From the incense-filled sanctuaries of ancient Jerusalem to the comforting aroma of spices at the close of Shabbat, scent ...

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.

The answer, both ancient and modern, lies in the extraordinary power of scent- a sense that bridges the physical and the ...