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Life

Male moths make their own perfume from flowers to attract females

Tobacco budworm moth males gather a sweet-smelling chemical from flowers and release it from hairy appendages when they are near females to make themselves more attractive

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Health

People with synaesthesia blend their senses – now we know why

Features
Smart glove that gives electro-tactile feedback

Technology

Smart glove enhances your sense of touch in virtual reality

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Technology

High-tech face mask lets you smell things in virtual reality

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A man using bone-conduction earphones to make a phone call

Technology

Bone conduction headphones make your own voice sound less weird

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Young mice and mother

Health

Newborn female mice live longer if they smell older females’ urine

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A man smelling a plant

Technology

Google AI can tell what things smell like by the molecular structure

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Image of a human head showing how covid-19 affects the senses

Health

Women more likely to have lasting taste issues after covid-19 than men

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Two young women take a break on a picnic blanket

Humans

You’re more likely to become friends with someone who smells like you

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Brachycephalus ferruginus, a miniaturized frog from the Atlantic Forest of southern Brazil.

Life

Tiny pumpkin toadlet frogs are very clumsy jumpers and now we know why

Pumpkin toadlets are only 1 centimetre long – and the minuscule size of their balance organs might explain why they jump so haphazardly

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Life

Bottlenose dolphins can identify friends by tasting their urine

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Health

Hugging a pillow that mimics breathing could reduce anxiety

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Humans

Babies bond better with strangers when they can smell their mother

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Health

Woman who first gained sense of smell at age 24 finds it disturbing

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