Turkey vultures have a great sense of smell, perfect for finding their food—carrion. They can detect dead animals from over a mile away. Turkey vultures also have the largest olfactory system of ...

Why is our sense of smell such a vital part of our lives – and how has it influenced science, art, culture and history? This might sound like common scents . . . but the aroma of breakfast is a ...

A recent study published in Nature Communications has uncovered that individuals with congenital anosmia—a condition where a ...

Researchers are calling for people struggling to regain their sense of smell after falling ill with Covid-19 to undergo "smell training" rather than being treated with steroids. This is a process ...

She pictures the "archetypical good smeller ... "So imagine when that person loses their sense of smell." When she lost her own ability to smell eight years ago, she hadn't realised how connected ...

All of these are examples of ways in which the sense of smell can offer vital and meaningful information to children with deaf-blindness. Some children with deaf-blindness have no sense of smell (we ...

The sense of smell is a complex process of the central nervous system that involves specific areas of the brain. In fact, olfactory dysfunction is seen in various central nervous system disorders ...