‘Electronic tongue’ tastes when white wine goes bad

An "electronic tongue" successfully identified signs of white wine going bad weeks before human experts did.

Sara Zaske-Washington State • futurity
today ~5 min

How insects can tell different sugars apart

The discovery of how insects can tell different sugars apart could one day help humans mimic that ability, researchers say.

Yale • futurity
March 7, 2024 ~7 min


Did Willo the dinosaur hang out underground?

An often-overlooked dino had a unique combo of traits linked with animals that spend at least part of their time underground, a study finds.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
Nov. 7, 2023 ~6 min

Dogs sniff out COVID more effectively than tests

Dogs can detect COVID-19 infections faster and more accurately than conventional technology, a review shows.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
Aug. 21, 2023 ~7 min

Fragrance at night boosts older adults’ memory

When a fragrance wafted through the bedrooms of older adults for two hours every night for six months, memory skyrocketed, researchers say.

UC Irvine • futurity
Aug. 2, 2023 ~6 min

Poor sense of smell tied to higher depression risk in older adults

"Smell is an important way to engage with the world around us, and this study shows it may be a warning sign for late-life depression."

Kristen Crocker-Johns Hopkins • futurity
June 26, 2023 ~7 min

How much water in whiskey is too much?

If you like water in your whiskey, you might want to go easy. A study shows too much can make different whiskies smell and taste the same.

Sara Zaske-Washington State • futurity
May 2, 2023 ~5 min

Immune assault may explain loss of smell in long COVID

Millions of people haven't fully recovered their sense of smell after COVID-19. A relentless immune assault on olfactory nerve cells may be why.

Duke University • futurity
Dec. 29, 2022 ~5 min


Flies can smell the motion of odors

The finding that flies can smell motion could influence public health, agriculture, and even the development of robots, say researchers.

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
Nov. 10, 2022 ~4 min

Method turns stinky hydrogen sulfide into better stuff

A new method uses gold nanoparticles to convert hydrogen sulfide into high-demand hydrogen gas and sulfur in a single step.

Jade Boyd-Rice • futurity
Nov. 9, 2022 ~5 min

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