#smell — Public Fediverse posts

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🧠🐝 A University of #Colorado #Boulder team studied how #turbulence transforms odor signals as they travel.

Using #wind tunnels, #lasers, and real-world plume measurements, they identified three ways airflow filters, spreads, and generates odor frequencies. They argue these systematic changes encode distance and direction information #animals use for olfactory #navigation.

👉 https://phys.org/news/2026-08-decoding-reveals-odor.html

#science #smell #olfaction #bees #neuroscience #physics #cuboulder #research #biology

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🧠🐝 A University of #Colorado #Boulder team studied how #turbulence transforms odor signals as they travel.

Using #wind tunnels, #lasers, and real-world plume measurements, they identified three ways airflow filters, spreads, and generates odor frequencies. They argue these systematic changes encode distance and direction information #animals use for olfactory #navigation.

👉 https://phys.org/news/2026-08-decoding-reveals-odor.html

#science #smell #olfaction #bees #neuroscience #physics #cuboulder #research #biology

#Animals unable to #smell, #see, or #hear their food will sooner or later #starve.
However, researchers have now discovered using #Tyto #alba that #owls #retain their most important sense, #hearing, well into #oldage. According to the authors, owls are capable of #regenerating lost hair cells in the inner ear.

© #StefanFWirth, 2026, Berlin

Reference
B. Krumm et al (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.1584

#Photo:
Tyto alba; Wales. 2016, author Alun Williams333, licensed under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.de

#Animals unable to #smell, #see, or #hear their food will sooner or later #starve.
However, researchers have now discovered using #Tyto #alba that #owls #retain their most important sense, #hearing, well into #oldage. According to the authors, owls are capable of #regenerating lost hair cells in the inner ear.

© #StefanFWirth, 2026, Berlin

Reference
B. Krumm et al (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.1584

#Photo:
Tyto alba; Wales. 2016, author Alun Williams333, licensed under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.de

29-Jul-2026
Oil beetle larvae #smell like #flowers to manipulate #bees
The European oil beetle's parasitic larvae emit a floral #scent that attracts wild bees. This allows the larvae to sneak into the bees' nests

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1138028

#science #ecology #pollinators #chemicalEcology #insects #parasites #beetles

29-Jul-2026
Oil beetle larvae #smell like #flowers to manipulate #bees
The European oil beetle's parasitic larvae emit a floral #scent that attracts wild bees. This allows the larvae to sneak into the bees' nests

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1138028

#science #ecology #pollinators #chemicalEcology #insects #parasites #beetles

"You smell like... like... a pterodactyl!"

#pterodactyls #smell

Stinken is een keuze

Goed verhaal
Ik vraag me al lang af wat de gevolgen zullen zijn van alle veranderingen die men laat uitvoeren op het lichaam:
~Verkleinen/vergroten lichaamsdelen
~Botox e.a. fillers etc
~overmatig e/o té jong gebruik van crèmes e.a producten (influencers?)
Kortom alles aan de buitenkant van het lijf dat niet van nature aanwezig is

m.i. Ook hierin zie ik m'n constatering:
waar geld 💰 verdient wordt zijn waarden&normen ver te zoeken

#wetenschap #onderzoek #deCorrespondent #lichaamsverzorging #nieuws #news #gezondheid #health #natuur #narure #geur #smell
https://decorrespondent.nl/17130/stinken-is-een-keuze/f35da16f-359c-0179-1a7e-84f4b623801f

Stinken is een keuze

Goed verhaal
Ik vraag me al lang af wat de gevolgen zullen zijn van alle veranderingen die men laat uitvoeren op het lichaam:
~Verkleinen/vergroten lichaamsdelen
~Botox e.a. fillers etc
~overmatig e/o té jong gebruik van crèmes e.a producten (influencers?)
Kortom alles aan de buitenkant van het lijf dat niet van nature aanwezig is

m.i. Ook hierin zie ik m'n constatering:
waar geld 💰 verdient wordt zijn waarden&normen ver te zoeken

#wetenschap #onderzoek #deCorrespondent #lichaamsverzorging #nieuws #news #gezondheid #health #natuur #narure #geur #smell
https://decorrespondent.nl/17130/stinken-is-een-keuze/f35da16f-359c-0179-1a7e-84f4b623801f

Today I learned that the word "chevron" can be used to name the "greater than" and "lesser than" symbols: > and <.

Also that "chevron" likely derives from the Latin word "capra." Which means "goat." As you might expect from terms like "Capricorn" (the "goat-horned" constellation).

But, uh, random question: have you ever stood next to a male goat?

Then you may understand why the Romans also extended "capra" to mean "unpleasant armpit smell."

Isn't language marvelous?

#Words #Language #Smell

Today I learned that the word "chevron" can be used to name the "greater than" and "lesser than" symbols: > and <.

Also that "chevron" likely derives from the Latin word "capra." Which means "goat." As you might expect from terms like "Capricorn" (the "goat-horned" constellation).

But, uh, random question: have you ever stood next to a male goat?

Then you may understand why the Romans also extended "capra" to mean "unpleasant armpit smell."

Isn't language marvelous?

#Words #Language #Smell

Time for #smell #therapy?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/wellbeing/can-smell-therapy-protect-your-aging-brain/2026/07/14/fb2f823a-ac87-44c2-91a6-713df0f03e98_video.html?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

Time for #smell #therapy?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/wellbeing/can-smell-therapy-protect-your-aging-brain/2026/07/14/fb2f823a-ac87-44c2-91a6-713df0f03e98_video.html?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

A quotation from Thoreau

There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted. It is human, it is divine, carrion.

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer
Walden; or, Life in the Woods, ch. 1 “Economy” (1854)

More about this quote: wist.info/thoreau-henry-david/…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #thoreau #henrydavidthoreau #walden #stink #beneficence #contamination #corruption #good #goodness #odor #smell #stench #taint

A quotation from Thoreau

There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted. It is human, it is divine, carrion.

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer
Walden; or, Life in the Woods, ch. 1 “Economy” (1854)

More about this quote: wist.info/thoreau-henry-david/…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #thoreau #henrydavidthoreau #walden #stink #beneficence #contamination #corruption #good #goodness #odor #smell #stench #taint

Welcome back sunshine 🌞. Thought you'd left Glasgow off your summer itinerary.

Unusual pleasant smell in the back court like honeysuckle. Fairly improves the normal whiffs you get putting out the rubbish in the bins. 👃🚮

#Smell #Summer

Welcome back sunshine 🌞. Thought you'd left Glasgow off your summer itinerary.

Unusual pleasant smell in the back court like honeysuckle. Fairly improves the normal whiffs you get putting out the rubbish in the bins. 👃🚮

#Smell #Summer

Interesting podcast talk to the auther of: Rediscovering Flavor: A Practical Guide for Smell Loss

https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/the-smell-podcast/id1429270582?i=1000772248094

#LongCovid #PreventLongCovid #Covid19 #Anosmia #Smell

Interesting podcast talk to the auther of: Rediscovering Flavor: A Practical Guide for Smell Loss

https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/the-smell-podcast/id1429270582?i=1000772248094

#LongCovid #PreventLongCovid #Covid19 #Anosmia #Smell

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 👃💬 #English speakers often struggle to describe smells without naming their source.

#Languages like #Jahai and Cha'palaa have dedicated vocabularies for scent instead. Sociolinguist Dr. Erica Brozovsky discusses why we rely on shortcuts and associations rather than specific descriptors for all the #fragrances we notice.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/why-is-it-hard-to-describe-smells

#activities #biology #color #communication #community #culture #indigenouspeoples #nose #science #senses #smell #sound #writing #linguistics #vocabulary #speech #tksst #video

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 👃💬 #English speakers often struggle to describe smells without naming their source.

#Languages like #Jahai and Cha'palaa have dedicated vocabularies for scent instead. Sociolinguist Dr. Erica Brozovsky discusses why we rely on shortcuts and associations rather than specific descriptors for all the #fragrances we notice.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/why-is-it-hard-to-describe-smells

#activities #biology #color #communication #community #culture #indigenouspeoples #nose #science #senses #smell #sound #writing #linguistics #vocabulary #speech #tksst #video

The Times Of India continues its assault on its readers’ senses by featuring an advertisement for Daawat that *smells like Biriyani* – it’s cute at first, but then the house starts smelling like stale Biriyani. 🤢🤮

🤦🏽‍♂️

#WTF #Biriyani #Daawat #Ads #Advertising #Smell #ToI

The Times Of India continues its assault on its readers’ senses by featuring an advertisement for Daawat that *smells like Biriyani* – it’s cute at first, but then the house starts smelling like stale Biriyani. 🤢🤮

🤦🏽‍♂️

#WTF #Biriyani #Daawat #Ads #Advertising #Smell #ToI

When the ability to smell goes away — long-neglected, anosmia is finally getting attention

https://1ban.news/anosmia-loss-of-smell-feature/
#1ban #anosmia #loss #smell #feature #science

When the ability to smell goes away — long-neglected, anosmia is finally getting attention

https://1ban.news/anosmia-loss-of-smell-feature/
#1ban #anosmia #loss #smell #feature #science

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 👃💬 #English speakers often struggle to describe smells without naming their source.

#Languages like #Jahai and Cha'palaa have dedicated vocabularies for scent instead. Sociolinguist Dr. Erica Brozovsky discusses why we rely on shortcuts and associations rather than specific descriptors for all the #fragrances we notice.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/why-is-it-hard-to-describe-smells

#activities #biology #color #communication #community #culture #indigenouspeoples #nose #science #senses #smell #sound #writing #linguistics #vocabulary #speech #tksst #video

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 👃💬 #English speakers often struggle to describe smells without naming their source.

#Languages like #Jahai and Cha'palaa have dedicated vocabularies for scent instead. Sociolinguist Dr. Erica Brozovsky discusses why we rely on shortcuts and associations rather than specific descriptors for all the #fragrances we notice.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/why-is-it-hard-to-describe-smells

#activities #biology #color #communication #community #culture #indigenouspeoples #nose #science #senses #smell #sound #writing #linguistics #vocabulary #speech #tksst #video

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 👃💬 #English speakers often struggle to describe smells without naming their source.

#Languages like #Jahai and Cha'palaa have dedicated vocabularies for scent instead. Sociolinguist Dr. Erica Brozovsky discusses why we rely on shortcuts and associations rather than specific descriptors for all the #fragrances we notice.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/why-is-it-hard-to-describe-smells

#activities #biology #color #communication #community #culture #indigenouspeoples #nose #science #senses #smell #sound #writing #linguistics #vocabulary #speech #tksst #video

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 👃💬 #English speakers often struggle to describe smells without naming their source.

#Languages like #Jahai and Cha'palaa have dedicated vocabularies for scent instead. Sociolinguist Dr. Erica Brozovsky discusses why we rely on shortcuts and associations rather than specific descriptors for all the #fragrances we notice.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/why-is-it-hard-to-describe-smells

#activities #biology #color #communication #community #culture #indigenouspeoples #nose #science #senses #smell #sound #writing #linguistics #vocabulary #speech #tksst #video

💁🏻‍♀️ NEW: 👃💬 #English speakers often struggle to describe smells without naming their source.

#Languages like #Jahai and Cha'palaa have dedicated vocabularies for scent instead. Sociolinguist Dr. Erica Brozovsky discusses why we rely on shortcuts and associations rather than specific descriptors for all the #fragrances we notice.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/why-is-it-hard-to-describe-smells

#activities #biology #color #communication #community #culture #indigenouspeoples #nose #science #senses #smell #sound #writing #linguistics #vocabulary #speech #tksst #video

💁🏻‍♀️ NEW: 👃💬 #English speakers often struggle to describe smells without naming their source.

#Languages like #Jahai and Cha'palaa have dedicated vocabularies for scent instead. Sociolinguist Dr. Erica Brozovsky discusses why we rely on shortcuts and associations rather than specific descriptors for all the #fragrances we notice.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/why-is-it-hard-to-describe-smells

#activities #biology #color #communication #community #culture #indigenouspeoples #nose #science #senses #smell #sound #writing #linguistics #vocabulary #speech #tksst #video

"OMG! You smell like a slow loris!"

#SlowLoris #smell #OMG

Bonnacon (ca. 1230), from BL Royal MS 12 F XIII.

Source: British Library

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/a117a3cf-f145-4f69-908f-2b5cf4dc963a

#archery #myth #bestiary #excrement #defecation #smell #legend #art #publicdomain

Bonnacon (ca. 1230), from BL Royal MS 12 F XIII.

Source: British Library

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/a117a3cf-f145-4f69-908f-2b5cf4dc963a

#archery #myth #bestiary #excrement #defecation #smell #legend #art #publicdomain

Inside, the #smell of #coffee wafted through the cramped #cafe, #father and #son squeezed in alongside dozens of #fans packed around a giant rear-projection #television, watching Iran’s #national #team play its first #FIFA #World_cup matches, broadcast by satellite from #Argentina in 1978.

Inside, the #smell of #coffee wafted through the cramped #cafe, #father and #son squeezed in alongside dozens of #fans packed around a giant rear-projection #television, watching Iran’s #national #team play its first #FIFA #World_cup matches, broadcast by satellite from #Argentina in 1978.

Loved this chat about words for smells (27 mins.): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002xgzt

#smell #words #language #podcast

Loved this chat about words for smells (27 mins.): https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002xgzt

#smell #words #language #podcast

Scientists Unveil ‘Long Lost’ Map for #Smell
Odor receptors in nose are not distributed at random but organized in precise pattern, 2 studies reveal. It has been much harder to navigate the complex landscape of #nose. For years scientists believed receptors were distributed mostly at random. Researchers found each 1,100 different types of olfactory receptors in mouse nose occupied a distinct and predictable position, consistent from mouse to mouse.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/science/nose-brain-smell-olfaction.html
https://archive.ph/NWgiB

Scientists Unveil ‘Long Lost’ Map for #Smell
Odor receptors in nose are not distributed at random but organized in precise pattern, 2 studies reveal. It has been much harder to navigate the complex landscape of #nose. For years scientists believed receptors were distributed mostly at random. Researchers found each 1,100 different types of olfactory receptors in mouse nose occupied a distinct and predictable position, consistent from mouse to mouse.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/science/nose-brain-smell-olfaction.html
https://archive.ph/NWgiB

Can stimulating the sense of smell be beneficial for the brain?
#Health #BrainHealth #Neuroscience #Memory #Sleep #HealthyAging #Smell #OlfactoryTraining #CognitiveHealth #Science #Research #Wellness #Aging #UQAM #Harvard #Neurology #Odor #MemoryLoss
https://the-14.com/can-stimulating-the-sense-of-smell-be-beneficial-for-the-brain/

Can stimulating the sense of smell be beneficial for the brain?
#Health #BrainHealth #Neuroscience #Memory #Sleep #HealthyAging #Smell #OlfactoryTraining #CognitiveHealth #Science #Research #Wellness #Aging #UQAM #Harvard #Neurology #Odor #MemoryLoss
https://the-14.com/can-stimulating-the-sense-of-smell-be-beneficial-for-the-brain/

Never Grow Up’s The Monday Bar seeks to fill gaps in Indian functional bars https://www.diningandcooking.com/2661366/never-grow-ups-the-monday-bar-seeks-to-fill-gaps-in-indian-functional-bars/ #asgandh #Asian #bottom #branch #Chop #closeup #concept #fresh #Green #ground #growing #Healthcare #herbal #isolated #knife #lateral #leaves #natural #nutrition #outdoor #part #piece #remedy #Slice #smell #soil #solanaceae #spring #tools #wellness #WithaniaSomnifera

Never Grow Up’s The Monday Bar seeks to fill gaps in Indian functional bars https://www.diningandcooking.com/2661366/never-grow-ups-the-monday-bar-seeks-to-fill-gaps-in-indian-functional-bars/ #asgandh #Asian #bottom #branch #Chop #closeup #concept #fresh #Green #ground #growing #Healthcare #herbal #isolated #knife #lateral #leaves #natural #nutrition #outdoor #part #piece #remedy #Slice #smell #soil #solanaceae #spring #tools #wellness #WithaniaSomnifera

@jwildeboer lol 😄 fedi serendipity #smell #dontsmell

FIRST TREATMENT FOR LONG COVID!
>UK study: 67% got improved smell, 83% got improved taste! Small study so far, 16 ppl.
>Strong, long-lasting, changing-flavor chewing gum was chewed morning & night, for six weeks. Then he tasted blueberries in breakfast oats! More flavors & smells came next.
>They're expanding to conduct a larger study.
[In the U.S., long COVID has exceeded asthma as our most chronic long illness.]
#LongCOVID #treatment #taste #smell #study #chewing #gum
https://discover.swns.com/2026/05/chewing-gum-restores-dads-taste-and-smell-years-after-covid/

#smell : to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal organs when affected by the appropriate materials or qualities

- French: odeur

- German: der Geruch / riechen

- Italian: odore

- Portuguese: cheiro

- Spanish: olor

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Guess the next word of the hour @ https://24hippos.com

Smellin' of Johnny's sausage

#meme #memes #shitpost #johnnydepp #sausage #fragrance #cologne #scent #odor #smell #smells #depp #meat #food #celebrity #grease #hog #pork #bacon #oink