Senses
This Artificial Sixth Sense Helps Humans Orient Themselves in the World
A London-based company is selling North Sense, a body-anchored device that vibrates when it faces magnetic north
Feel the Music—Literally—With Some Help From New Synesthesia Research
How one artist created a show inspired by the neurological experience of synesthesia
This "Perfume" for Toilets Could Help Improve Sanitation Around the World
The odor-masking scent could help convince people to choose latrines and prevent pollution of waterways with waste
10 Bizarre, Vision-Enhancing Technologies From the Last 1,000 Years
Before Oculus Rift, there were lorgnettes, TV glasses and eyborgs
Describe Your Coffee With Science
There's an art—and a lot of science—to a consistent cup of coffee
Leopard Sharks Navigate With Their Noses
After being kidnapped and dropped off at sea, the sharks picked up on olfactory cues to find their way back home
Adding Faint Scents to Healthy Food Could Make it Taste Better
Scents of salty food may be all it takes to make low-salt items delicious
Eau de Death: Perfumer Develops Scents Based on Dead Loved Ones
A French perfumer is attempting to harness the emotional power of scent
Men and Women See Things Differently (No, Literally)
Color perception may actually have something to do with gender
As We Get Older We Get More Tolerant of Discordant Music
Hearing loss isn’t the only thing that changes our music perception as we age
Here’s Why Your Eyes Seem to Be Wired 'Backward'
Light has to pass through nerve cells to get to the rods and cones, but that order is no mistake
Scientists Have Been Studying Two Fake Human Pheromones for Decades
Two chemicals provided by a perfume company appear in a 1991 research paper and side-track years of work on human pheromones
Please Touch the Art: 3-D Printing Helps Visually Impaired Appreciate Paintings
The new "Touching the Prado" exhibit in Madrid showcases 3-D replicas of paintings, so blind visitors can feel key works of art
Meet the Man Who Can Taste Words
For some, taste mixes with other sense—a form of synesthesia that isn't as common as experiencing the colors of words
Ducks Help Explain How We Feel All the Feels
Highly sensitive nerves in duck bills are offering clues to the way we experience the sense of touch
High-Speed Video Shows When The Smell of Rain Begins
Now we can see exactly how raindrops create petrichor, the name given to smells kicked up by light rain
Meet The Culprits Behind Bright Lights And Strange Floaters in Your Vision
So-called entoptic phenomena remind us that what we see isn’t always a clear view of the world around us
Artificial Skin Could Help Prosthesis Wearers Feel, For Real
A new polymer with a lattice of embedded sensors is sensitive to heat, humidity and pressure
We Choose Friends Who Are Genetically Similar to Us
On average, our friends are like the genetic equivalents of fourth cousins
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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