smell
Lovers Come and Go, but Poo-Pourri’s Beloved Bathroom Spray Is Forever
Pourri’s sprays and candles are no longer just for post-toilet stink—they now take down car smells, pet odors, and beyond.
How Losing My Sense of Smell Affects My Sex Life
“The best way I can say it is: It’s having sex in black-and-white.”
Eau de City: What Do India’s Metropolises Smell Like?
Artists and researchers sniffed, smelt, and inhaled their way through India’s biggest cities. They share their most vivid smell memories with us.
The Bizarre Long COVID Symptom That Makes Your Favourite Food Smell Like Trash
Many people lose their sense of smell after contracting COVID-19. For most, it comes back fine. For others, not so much.
I Lost My Sense of Smell, and My Whole Life Has Changed
Sabrina can’t find comfort in her favourite food, or the scent of a loved one.
What Smells Can Teach Us About History
How we perceive the senses changes in different historical, political, and cultural contexts. Sensory historians ask what people smelled, touched and tasted—all to learn more about the past.
Scientists Have Made Mini Brains That Behave Like Real Human Brains
It’s the first time that brain organoids have spontaneously produced brain waves similar to human brain activity.
These Researchers Want to Send Smells Over the Internet
With electrodes up the nose, they made people smell things that weren’t there.
Passengers Hospitalized After Mysterious 'Dirty Socks' Odor Stinks Up Plane
And a Hazmat team couldn't figure out why the smell made people sick.
This BO Breathalyzer Will Sniff Your Armpits So Your Friends Won't Have To
Consider your nose obsolete.
Men With Armpit Fetishes Talk About Hair, Smells and Keeping Secrets
Armpit fetishism, or maschalagnia, has a long history in art, but is still waiting for its mainstream moment.
Women With a Stronger Sense of Smell Have More Orgasms
A sensitivity to odors can also predict how both men and women alike experience sex.