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From the aroma of fresh-cut grass to the smell of a loved one, you encounter scents in every part of your life. Not only are you constantly surrounded by odor, you’re also producing it. And it is so distinctive that it can be used to…

Alan Mozes TUESDAY, March 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Could inhaling a deep whiff of another person’s sweat help ease crippling social anxiety?Quite possibly, new Swedish research suggests.The notion…

Behavior modules such as "upwind surge", "crosswind cast" and "U-turn" seen in previous studies on flying insects, are also recapitulated by…

Graphene-based olfactory sensors that can detect odor molecules based on the design of peptide sequences were recently demonstrated by researchers at Tokyo Tech. The findings indicated that graphene field-effect transistors (GFETs)…

Dogs can smell stress from human sweat and breath, a new study by Queen's University Belfast researchers has found. The study involved four dogs from Belfast -- Treo, Fingal, Soot and Winnie -- and 36 people. Researchers collected samples…

Rendering the invisible visible is among scientists' favorite challenges. The sea creature-like images accompanying this short feature are microscopic portraits of brain cells that make sense of otherwise invisible smells, such as the aroma…

By JIM SALTER - Associated Press Missouri’s health department on Thursday announced findings of a lengthy examination of the troubled Bridgeton Landfill in suburban St. Louis, determining that the foul…

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Weizmann Institute of Science researchers have found that people may have a tendency to form friendships with individuals who have a similar body odor. The researchers were even able to predict the quality of social interactions between…

A specially created odor delivery device, along with machine learning-based analysis of scalp-recorded electroencephalogram, has enabled researchers at the University of Tokyo to see when and where odors are processed in the brain. The…