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Odours have a complex topography, and it’s been mapped by AI
We can split light by a prism, sounds by tones, but surely the world of odour is too complex and personal? Strangely, no
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What Did the Past Smell Like?
The sensory recreation of history presents an intriguing scientific challenge: How do we know whether we’ve succeeded?
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The people trying to save scents from extinction
The smells of ordinary life, from traditional pubs to old books, are part of our culture and heritage – and many of them are in danger of being lost.
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Is It Possible to Smell Weakness? Lemurs Can
An injured ring-tailed lemur’s personal scent plummets, and others can use that as a signal to swoop in on mates or territory. By Liz Langley.
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People with a keener sense of smell find sex more pleasant and, if they are female, have more orgasms during sex
Scent plays an often under-appreciated role in sexual attraction, helping to account for why visual attractiveness alone can’t explain just how physically attractive a person is perceived to be. But what role does our ability to smell our partners – or potential partners – play in actual experience? We know from past research that men born without the ability to smell tend to have fewer sexual partners. And about half of people who lose their sense of smell, through infection or injury, report negative impacts on their sexual behaviour.
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Plastic Smells the Same as Fish to a Seabird
A sweeping look at ten species of seabirds gives insight into why their numbers have plummeted over the past 60 years. By Simon Worrall.
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Cinematic Airs
A whiff of success. By Christopher Turner.
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Humans have a better sense of smell than you think
“Most people with a healthy sense of smell can smell almost anything that gets in the nose,” said John MacGann, an associate professor of neuroscience at Rutgers University. “In fact, there used to be whole field of trying to find odors that people couldn't smell.” Used to be, because thanks to our roughly 400 smell receptors, finding things humans couldn’t smell was a bit of a fool's errand. Humans, as McGann makes clear in a review paper published today in the journal Science, are actually quite phenomenal sniffers.
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Meet Smelly Kelly, the Subway Sniffer of New York City
From gas leaks to eels, James “Smelly” Kelly changed the history of the city’s underground. By Eric Grundhauser.
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Scientists Now Know Why Some Seabirds Eat So Much Plastic
It smells like food. By Ed Yong.
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Aroma: The New Building Amenity
Some residential buildings in New York have been infusing lobbies, hallways and fitness centers with fragrances to entice buyers and renters. By Ronda Kaysen.
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