Moths Can Smell With Their Wings, Researchers Say
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology have found that moth wings are equipped with odor-detecting…
Humans and Mice Share Identical Brain Wiring for Smell
Summary: Researchers reveal a deeply unified mammalian brain blueprint for olfaction. By tracking free-roaming mice with high-velocity robotic…
Losing Smell Triggers Severe Clinical Depression
Summary: Losing the senses of smell and taste inflicts an emotional, social, and psychological toll comparable to living…
Researchers Create Detailed Map of Smell Receptors in Mouse Nose
By mapping millions of smell-sensing neurons in mice, scientists discovered precise striped patterns inside the nose, overturning decades-old…
Harvard researchers discover how the human nose decodes smells
For decades, smell stood apart from the other senses. Scientists could point to orderly maps in the eye,…
With navigating nematodes, scientists map out how brains implement behaviors | MIT News
Animal behavior reflects a complex interplay between an animal’s brain and its sensory surroundings. Only rarely have scientists…
Big-Nosed Herbivorous Dinosaur May Have Been Picky Eater
New research shows that the large-bodied ornithopod dinosaur Muttaburrasaurus langdoni from the mid-Cretaceous of Australia was no ordinary…