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Sense Of Smell Linked With Mortality Risk
Health and Medicine Photo credit: Halfpoint/ Shuttersock Dramatic headlines such as “Your sense of smell could predict when you’ll DIE” understandably caused quite a stir last year, which were the...
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Crushed Ants Smell Like Blue Cheese and Piña Coladas Gone Bad
Plants and Animals Photo credit: Odorous house ants / Adrian Smith The odorous house ant, Tapinoma sessile, is one of the most common ants in the US, and people who’ve actually sniffed their fingers...
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A Female Mouse Only Smells Males When She's Ready to Mate
Plants and Animals Photo credit: Dey et al. / Cell 2015 The nose knows, and sometimes it circumvents the brain and affects behavior. When a female mouse isn’t ready to reproduce, her hormones silence...
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Researchers Uncover The Human "Death Smell"
Plants and Animals Photo credit: Rescue dog working. Susan DeLoach/shutterstock Researchers are closing in on exactly what it is that cadaver dogs are sniffing for when they’re deployed. That uniquely...
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5 Sources Of Body Odor That Aren't Just Caused By Sweat
Plants and Animals Photo credit: Some people smell like rotting fish, but why? Zastolskiy Victor/Shutterstock Did you know that you can smell like rotting fish – due to a lack of a bacteria in your...
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This Woman Can Smell Parkinson's Disease
Health and Medicine Photo credit: Ocskay Mark/Shutterstock The thought of being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease strikes fear into the minds of all but the most stoic individuals; early detection is...
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XX FILES: The Extraordinary World Of Female Scientists
Health and Medicine Photo credit: Screenshot from Science Magazine's YouTube video. Producer: Nguyen Khoi Nguyen. Science Magazine is debuting a new special series called the XX Files that peers into...
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Dogs Can Sniff Out Criminals With Amazing Accuracy
Plants and Animals Photo credit: A dog at the odorology unit of the French police, identifying via scent which person has held a mobile phone. Xavier ROSSI/Getty Dogs and their incredible sense of...
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The Science Of Wine Tasting: Here's How Easy It Is To Trick Your Tastebuds
The Brain Photo credit: Nestor Rizhniak/Shutterstock Next time somebody is swirling wine in their glass and commenting on its complexity and full-bodied taste, you might want to take it with a pinch of...
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Why Do Bearcats Smell Like Popcorn?
Plants and Animals Photo credit: Bok the bearcat, one of the residents of the North Carolina reserve. Carolina Tiger Rescue You probably haven’t heard of the binturong before. It’s also known as the...
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