Sense

Nose

What your sense of smell tells you about your health

Science

When you go to the doctor you may get an eye test or a hearing test — but you never get a smell test. A new study from researchers at the University of Chicago may change that.

Scientists taking closer look at how critical hearing is

Health & Medicine

Research looks at science behind the smell of fear

Environment

Research shows sounds can influence how people taste food

Environment
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Synesthesia: Can You Taste the Difference Between Sounds?

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Living on Earth commentator Sy Mongomery explores the hidden world of animal communication–and what it tells us about our own senses.

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The Nose Knows

The first line of defense to ensure the Gulf’s seafood safety may be the nose. Food safety workers from the five Gulf states are learning how to detect oil contamination of seafood by smelling samples.

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Emerging Science Note/What the Nose Knows

Researchers say what we see affects what we smell.

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