Some stinky plants independently evolved an enzyme to take the same molecule behind our bad breath and turn it into the smell of rotting flesh.

With a nickname like ‘skunk cabbage’, the infamously stinky flowers of Symplocarpus renifolius are unlikely to grace a bridal ...

The part of the canine brain dedicated to smell is 40 times larger than in people - allowing them to detect tiny chemical ...

A dog’s sense of smell is nothing short of extraordinary. While humans primarily rely on sight to understand the world, dogs ...

There is a universal “smell of the outside,” no matter where you are. We dig into the two main compounds responsible for this ...