Nose
Scientists Find Microplastics in Human Brain Tissue Above the Nose
A new study identified the tiny pollutants in the olfactory bulbs of eight cadavers, suggesting microplastics can travel through the nose to the brain
Leonardo da Vinci Studied the Science of Smell
The artist experimented with perfumes and created his own fragrances from flowers and fruit
These Ants Were Trained to Sniff Out Cancer
In just ten minutes, an ant could learn to identify urine from mice with cancerous tumors, a new study finds
U.S. Faces Bomb-Sniffing Dog Shortage
The pandemic has exacerbated an already short supply of specially-bred canines that detect explosives
This Primate’s Long Middle Finger Has a Startling (And Rather Gross) Use
The aye-aye, long seen as spooky, spurred scientists to probe into primate nose-picking
Sniffing Out the Science of Smelling
From the lab to the art gallery, the latest efforts to understand the fragrant, musky, stinky and utterly baffling world of your nose
Scientists Recreate Cleopatra's Favorite Perfume
Reconstructing the scentscapes of bygone civilizations is anything but simple
Climate Change Is Making Allergy Season Worse
New research finds climate change is making allergy season arrive earlier and bring higher pollen loads in North America
Don't Pick Your Nose, 15th-Century Manners Book Warns
The taboo on booger hunting stretches back centuries, reveals a book recently digitized by the British Library
Armored Dinosaurs Kept Cool With a Labyrinth of Nasal Canals
A fluid dynamics study suggests the large and intricate passages in ankylosaurs' skulls were a great way to cool off in the Cretaceous
Turkey Vultures Have a Keen Sense of Smell and Now We Know Why
Inside the brains of this olfactory king of the roost is a powerful cellular mechanism for detecting carrion from hundreds of feet away
Why Do These Monkeys Have Such Outrageous Noses?
Proboscis monkeys may look ridiculous to us, but they are in fact perfectly adapted to their swamp surroundings
In Some Ways, Your Sense of Smell Is Actually Better Than a Dog’s
Human noses are especially attuned to picking up odors in bananas, urine and human blood
How Climate Helped Shape Your Nose
New research shows how the width of our nasal passages is literally shaped by the air we breathe
Nosy Researchers Are Sniffing a Vintage Library
It’s all an effort to recreate an olfactory landscape of yore
Ask Smithsonian: Why Does My Nose Run When It’s Cold?
The nose knows that runny flows are necessary in the cold
Ask Smithsonian: Why Do We Sneeze?
Whether you sneeze because of a cold, or after sex or a good meal or in sunlight, the good old Achoo is the body's way of ridding itself of irritants
Officials Figure Out What Was Making Louisville Stink
A musty smell permeating the city can be blamed on a naturally-occurring chemical largely responsible for the smell of dirt
Human Skin Can Detect Odors, Some of Which May Help Trigger Healing
Olfactory cells occur all over the body, not just in the nose
The Human Nose Can Distinguish Between One Trillion Different Smells
New research says our olfactory system is far more sensitive than we thought
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