I was minding my own business eating pickles, this triggered a gag reflex,' said one horrified fan of the recently revived ...

Horses can detect fear in humans by smell, becoming more likely to startle and more wary of people who are scared, a new study has found. Researchers collected samples of odor compounds from the ...

Where it rains very little, you learn to be attuned to any sign the weather could turn wet—any sign that relief is imminent. Gray clouds move in, dimming the sky. The air thickens. A roll of thunder ...

Ever ventured out early on a chilly morning and felt like the air just smelled different? It's not just your imagination, but it doesn't quite mean that cold has its own distinct scent either. The ...

When you inhale your favorite scents, how easy are they to describe? They may catapult you into specific memories and feelings, but how intuitively can you put their complexities into words? As a ...

With aging comes change; wrinkles, gray hair, and height differences are all a part of the mix. But it’s not just the cosmetic transformations that people fear. According to a study from the Global ...

My favorite part of gift-giving is the hunt: brainstorming ideas (often all year long) and conducting extensive searches for that perfect thing they didn’t know they needed but suddenly realize they ...

The battle of the sexes just got stinkier. On average, humans fart up to 23 times a day, but not all of those toots are created equal. Research shows that women’s gas smells worse than men’s, and ...

Adults in their 70s who scored poorly on a sniff test had a higher risk of later heart attack, a new study showed. A new study suggests that a declining sense of smell may also signal a higher risk of ...

A Pulitzer Prize finalist in the cartoonist category, Pat Bagley has worked for The Salt Lake Tribune for more than 45 years. He is one of roughly a dozen cartoonists still working at a major ...

Maybe you can’t detect the scent of grass anymore. Or maybe coffee’s aroma now triggers disgust. After getting COVID-19, your sense of smell may seem persistently off. You’re not alone. Even years ...

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