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Body odor - a woman's weapon of conquest
Instead of buying expensive fragrances, women only need to find a way for men to realize their body odor is enough, a study concluded.
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Why do people envy?
A study by the University of Haifa, Israel has found a hormone that strongly affects people's social behaviors, including envy.
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Olfactory competition: two nostrils alternately handle two different smells
When the nose simultaneously encounters two different smells, the brain alternately processes them through each nostril.
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How do caterpillars recognize the scent of flowers?
The moths only need the essence of the scent of flowers to identify the flower, which is according to a recent study at the University of Arizona, Tucson.
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Women 'smell' is man's desire
Women will feel the difference between the sweat of men when they want to attract the attention of women.
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Secret signals of human sweat (Part 2)
Some scientists are concerned that if someone can synthesize pheromones that cause fear, he can cause a powerful army to flee without firing.
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Fear also smells
A recent study demonstrates that the sweat we secrete while fear generates signals that others can unconsciously acquire.
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Body odor does not change throughout life
Each of us has a characteristic smell, like every finger has its own fingerprint, and it doesn't change even when we switch to another diet.
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The scent of your body
Your body has a characteristic smell, just like your fingerprints. That scent will still exist even if you change your diet.
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To avoid nightmares, smell the roses
What you smell while sleeping will affect what you encounter in your dreams, but in particular the smell of rotten eggs causes nightmares, and the smell of roses brings…
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Scientists can increase the fragrance of flowers
A team of scientists at Hebrew University of Jerusalem has discovered a way to increase the scent of flowers and implant the scent in odorless flowers.
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The unexpected impact of taste and smell
Often ignored by the senses 'more attractive' such as sight or touch, taste and smell are more complex than what we think. They also have a surprisingly large impact on…
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Women love with ... nose?
Love is a mystery that not only writers and poets waste paper on, but scientists also try to discover to have scientific bases that explain it. Recently the house
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Why do we have two nostrils?
Our underwater ancestors have two front nostrils to fill the nostrils behind and release water. The nose was then used only for breathing, not for smell.