Tag: Smell
Smell is the crucial sense that holds ant society together, helping...
Laurence Zwiebel, Vanderbilt University and Stephen Ferguson, Vanderbilt University
Ants can be found in nearly every location on Earth,...
From odor to action – how smells are processed in the...
John Crimaldi, University of Colorado Boulder; Brian H. Smith, Arizona State University; Elizabeth Hong, California Institute of Technology, and Nathan Urban, Lehigh...
Smelling in stereo – the real reason snakes have flicking, forked...
Kurt Schwenk, University of Connecticut
As dinosaurs lumbered through the humid cycad forests of ancient South America 180 million...
Why do flowers smell?
Richard L. Harkess, Mississippi State University
Curious Kids is a series for children of all...
The scent of sickness: 5 questions answered about using dogs –...
Glen J. Golden, Colorado State University
Editor’s note: As COVID-19 continues to spread worldwide, scientists are analyzing new ways to track it. One promising approach...
Your dog’s nose knows no bounds – and neither does its...
Ellen Furlong, Illinois Wesleyan University
I have discovered one positive amid the pandemic: I love working with two dogs at my feet.
As someone who studies...
Synthetic odors created by activating brain cells help neuroscientists understand how...
Edmund Chong, New York University
When you experience something with your senses, it evokes complex patterns of activity in your brain. One important goal in...
What doctors know about lingering symptoms of coronavirus
William Petri, University of Virginia
With over 2 million cases in the U.S. since the coronavirus pandemic began in late December, there are now many...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
