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A specialist in the biology of sound has made an incredible observation about the "Jedi" smell-powers of mice and rats.

Science & Energy

Rodents May Have a “Jedi” Trick to Supercharge Their Sense of Smell

By Noor Al-Sibai

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Study: Smelling Stuff While You Sleep Could Improve Your Memory

By Frank Landymore

The distinctively dank aroma of cannabis has something in common with eggs, skunk spray, and hops, researchers have discovered.

Science & Energy

Blaze It! Scientists Finally Discovered What Makes Weed Dank

By Noor Al-Sibai

The Smellicopter, a small autonomous drone that tracks down scents, relies on the biological machinery of a live moth antenna.

Tiny Cyborg Drone Navigates Using Surgically Removed Moth Antenna

By Dan Robitzski

COVID-19 is having some seriously strange effects on the nervous system — including wreaking havoc on the patient's sense of smell.

After COVID, Your Favorite Foods May Smell Like Rotting Meat

By Victor Tangermann

Omega Ingredients, a UK-based natural flavors company for the food and beverages industry, has created a fragrance that it claims smells like outer space.

Science & Energy

Someone Made a Perfume That Smells Like Outer Space

By Victor Tangermann

A growing number of doctors suspect that for many patients, the first symptom of the coronavirus could be the loss of the senses of taste and smell.

Doctors Think This May Be the First Symptom of the Coronavirus

By Jon Christian

Scientists Are Mutating Rat Genes To Turn Them Into ‘Super Sniffers’

Science & Energy

Scientists Are Mutating Rat Genes To Turn Them Into ‘Super Sniffers’

By Charmaine Caparas

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From Quarks to Quasars

What Space Smells Like (According to People Who Have Been There)

By Jaime Trosper