Can a new treatment restore lost sense of smell?

"We're excited that this treatment could one day help many people who have lost a sense that is such a meaningful and important part of life."

U. Florida • futurity
April 17, 2025 ~6 min

Artificial nose can smell if food has gone bad

Researchers have created a new artificial nose that can sniff out damaged fruit and spoiled meat. It could also hunt for diseases.

Norwegian University of Science and Technology • futurity
Nov. 11, 2024 ~7 min


Loss of smell tied to 100+ diseases

New research emphasizes a potentially life-altering connection: the role our sense of smell plays in maintaining our health.

UC Irvine • futurity
Oct. 31, 2024 ~4 min

Lemurs use 3 things to find hidden food

Multiple factors work together to help lemurs locate cantaloupe and remember where to find the fruit weeks later, researchers find.

Rachel Harrison-NYU • futurity
Aug. 20, 2024 ~6 min

1 protein is key for smell and socializing in ants

The protein Orco is essential for smell neuron function and development in ants, fostering the insects’ social behavior, researchers report.

Rachel Harrison-NYU • futurity
June 10, 2024 ~7 min

‘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
April 19, 2024 ~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

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