Credit: DepositphotosIn a 2011 survey, over half of 16- to 22-year-olds, when asked to choose only two items from a list, said they would rather give up their sense of smell than go without technology like their phone or laptop.Compared to other senses, human smell often seems like an afterthought. However, researchers have discovered...
Mice and rats could use ultrasonic pulses to boost their sense of smell. Credit: PixabayRodents communicate in sounds too high-pitched for human hearing, but scientists have discovered these vocalizations may serve another function—enhancing their sense of smell.The high-pitched squeaks of cartoon mice aren't too far from reality. For decades, scientists have documented rodents using...
Credit: PixaobayDogs possess an olfactory ability that exceeds ours by approximately 10,000 times due to their possession of around 220 million scent receptors, compared to humans' 5 million. Their rapid inhalations, reaching up to 300 per minute, ensure consistent capture of new scents, contributing to their impressive role in swiftly detecting diseases.When our well-being...
