Tag: smell

Can you smell that it's going to rain?

ASK A RESEARCHER: “We can smell different things both before, during, and after it rains,” researcher Anja Røyne says.

Does smell disappear? Or does our planet become more and more smelly every day?

ASK A RESEARCHER: What actually happens to the small odour molecules?

Patients who lost their sense of smell after Covid-19 are queuing up for help

Desperate patients who cannot smell their baby or think shampoo smells like sewage are queuing up for help from smell and taste specialist Preet Bano Singh at the University of Oslo. She is the only doctor in the country who offers qualified treatment.

Nurses can smell infections

Many people have heard of the clinical eye. But the nose is also important when nurses assess a patient’s condition.

Why you should train your sense of smell

Mette Bratt researches the strengthening of the sense of smell. She is now working with test persons who have normal senses of smell. You might consider this ― you might not be capable of judging your own sensitivity to odours.

How the brain connects words and smells

Scientists have discovered the parts of the brain that are used to recognize smells. With new imaging technology, scientists can observe activity in the brain.