Science author Harold McGee explores all things olfactory in “Nose Dive: A Field Guide to the World’s Smells.”

Odor receptors grown in a lab dish indicate that Neanderthals and Denisovans were attune to different smells than we are.

Pinpointing the routes that the COVID-19 virus takes in and out of the nasal cavity could make possible a "morning after" spray to prevent infection.

Children's noses are better at inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 infections than adult noses. But it's a different story when the Omicron variant is involved.

The cetacean blowhole is a unique kind of nasal passage: It rises at an angle relative to the roof of the mouth and exits at the top of the head.

People sneeze for many reasons and in many ways. One of them is to protect your airways from irritants and infectious disease.

Genetic differences between bats killed by white-nose syndrome and surviving bats suggests they can rapidly evolve to resist the fungal disease.

A new nasal vaccine effectively prevents infection in mice susceptible to the novel coronavirus, a new study shows.