Wired

How a Human Smell Receptor Works Is Finally Revealed

For the first time, researchers have determined how a human olfactory receptor captures an airborne scent molecule, the pivotal chemical event that triggers our sense of smell. Whether it evokes roses ...
KSL

Human sense of smell is faster than previously thought, new study suggests

ATLANTA — Your nose may be more powerful than you think. In a single sniff, the human sense of smell can distinguish odors within a fraction of a second, working at a level of sensitivity that is on ...
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Loss of smell: How can it be recovered and trained, according to science?

Olfactory training—based on repeated exposure to different scents—has proven effective in improving and even restoring the ...
Salon

Humans can smell much faster than we blink, study reveals

If you compare a human’s nose to a dog’s nose, the former usually comes up wanting. Canine noses are so sensitive, they can smell a human’s stress and use the various odors around them to paint a ...
Yahoo

Human sense of smell is faster than previously thought, new study suggests

A new study demonstrates that your sense of smell may be more sensitive than previously thought. Your nose may be more powerful than you think. In a single sniff, the human sense of smell can ...