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As mammals with large brains, humans experience smell as a powerful sensory experience that’s closely linked with memory. The smell of baking bread may take us back to a moment in Paris. A perfumy ...

When Thomas Hummel gets a whiff of an unripe, green tomato, he finds himself in his childhood home in Bavaria. Under the tilted ceilings of the bedroom that he shared with his two older brothers, ...

Spring has sprung — and in many parts of the world, you can smell it. The air might smell sweeter, with notes of budding florals and pollen. But there are complex parts of the scent, too, more ...

How we smell is not just a matter of taste—it's also influenced by our genes. An international team of researchers led by scientists from Leipzig University has conducted the largest genetic study to ...

Research suggests smell may help us sense illness, emotion and risk long before we notice anything consciously.

For the first time, researchers have determined how a human olfactory receptor captures an airborne scent molecule, the pivotal chemical event that triggers our sense of smell. Whether it evokes roses ...

That musty smell could be more than just your old clothes, experts say.

Humans spend a great deal of time trying to smell good. We wash, deodorize and perfume our bodies daily, suggesting body odor ...