Dogs have been successfully trained to sniff out Parkinson’s disease in samples of oil taken from human skin. Researchers at ...

Studies have shown that dogs can detect cancer cells in their early stages, thanks to the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by the human body when tumors develop. Some training programs have ...

Just as firefly season lights up Pennsylvania fields, a new study led by Bucknell researchers is shining a light on an ...

New research finds our tongues can ‘smell’ too — changing how scientists understand taste and opening doors to flavor ...

Plants like rosemary, citronella, thyme, pampas grass and many more help repel ticks with their aroma or by creating an ...

New research suggests that our sense of taste and smell are actually linked through our tongue first and not our brain.

A team of researchers report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on a new graphene-based sensor design ...

Our brains can spot real biodiversity using sight and sound alone, according to scientists studying how humans perceive nature.

People can intuitively sense how biodiverse a forest is just by looking at photos or listening to sounds, and their gut feelings surprisingly line up with what scientists measure.

Scientists have been investigating how the brain makes decisions by participating in the storage of associations between ...

Graphene-based sensor is a step towards restoring taste for those with neurological conditions. A device that combines a ...

Snot plays a powerful role in protecting us from disease – and its colour alone can provide insights into what's going on in ...