Some people say they can smell insects, while others don't detect any smell from them at all. And even those who do smell bugs often disagree on what a given type of insect smells like. If you don't ...

Spring has sprung — and in many parts of the world, you can smell it. The air might smell sweeter, with notes of budding florals and pollen. But there are complex parts of the scent, too, more ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Ever step outside, smell the air and thought you could smell the rain coming? During the 1960s, two Australian scientists, Isabel Joy Bear and R.G. Thomas, were studying the smells of ...

That's not your imagination! That smell has a name, and it's backed by science. The earthy, fresh scent after a rainstorm is called petrichor (pronounced PEH-truh-kor). It comes from a mix of plant ...