Why So Smelly?

Summer’s coming and the heat is on!  Unfortunately. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Our sweat is odorless, but our armpits can, er, stink.  Gurdeep Minhas and colleagues at Oxford found the culprit.  In armpit bacteria, there is a transport protein. Picture a conveyor belt bringing

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Smell the Rage

Are you under the influence… of BABY? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Mmmm… that distinct baby scent! It can make us feel all warm and fuzzy… and AGGRO?? Meet Eva Mishor and her team of scent detectives at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science. They

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Smell the Rage

Are you under the influence… of BABY? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Mmmm… that distinct baby scent! It can make us feel all warm and fuzzy… and AGGRO?? Meet Eva Mishor and her team of scent detectives at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science. They

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Smell Dispels

Up-close photo of broccoli.

Ah! The sweet smell of broccoli! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying – NOT! Broccoli stinks! Unless you’re a MIDGE! Midges are tiny flies whose larvae survive on plants like broccoli and cauliflower. How can we keep them off our veggies?! Chase Stratton from

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