As we get older, the way we experience taste can change drastically – but it's not all down to one sense.
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Perhaps you've noticed something unusual in the bathroom after you consume this healthy spring vegetable. A Speed Read explains there's two parts to the stinky puzzle: production and perception.
Elephants have the highest count of olfactory receptor genes of any species tested to date. This suggests that they may be the best smellers in the animal kingdom.
Our senses of taste and smell are linked to one another in ways that experts are continuing to explore. See if you can answer some questions for which experts have discovered some surprising answers.
A new study shows that anchovies – key food for larger fish – are attracted to plastic trash because it smells like food. This suggests that toxic substances in plastic could move up through food chains.
People with anosmia have no sense of smell, and there is no cure for the condition.
Part one: morning sickness, sense of smell, and forgetfulness.
New research couldn't find evidence for a controversial theory of how our sense of smell works.
Strawberries and cream are symbolic of Wimbledon and appreciated worldwide for their oh-so-sweet flavour. Researchers at the University of Florida, including myself, studied more than 30 varieties of strawberries…
Even though we are communicating in more ways than ever using online technology, we remain largely confined to the audiovisual when we do it. An app that has been on sale in Japan for some time aims to…
There are 10 different categories of smells according to a new study conducted by a team of US scientists. The categories…
Mice have developed a single gene that allows them to avoid predators through their sense of smell. The gene, TAAR4, helps…
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