A rose by any other name smells as sweet, even when you only conjure up its fragrance in your mind. That’s because people use their noses to sniff imaginary as well as real aromas, and the mere act of ...

Sniffing and gasping can prevent fainting, reveals new research. Dr Bavolarova said: "Recurrent syncope (fainting) has serious effects on quality of life. Patients are often injured when they fall, ...

Without being able to talk to each other, rats use sniffing as one way to answer key questions about strangers. Is that a female? Can I mate with her? Is this one sick? What did he eat? — All of this ...

Our sense of smell is still relatively mysterious. Recently, though, researchers have started to explore how sniffing helps to identify odors, as well as how our nose tells the sensation of air ...

Tears often spur feelings of empathy between people. But a recent study shows they may bring about this effect in more ways than one: Sniffing women’s tears may reduce aggression in men, suggesting a ...