Life
Expert nose: we can sniff out over a trillion smells
The human sense of smell is often denigrated, yet we can distinguish at least a trillion different smells, far more than we give our noses credit for
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Physics
Invisible: How to see beyond sight
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Environment
Invisible: The high-vis trick that blinds the eye
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Life
Invisible: Tech to give you animals’ amazing eyesight
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Health
Why so munchy? Cannabis shown to ramp up sense of smell
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Life
Ouch! Pain threshold genes amplified by lifestyle
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Earth
Sound’s good! An adventurer hunts neglected sonic gems
Culture
Environment
Satellite-like eyes give mantis shrimp unique vision
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Environment
Zoologger: Squid snares prey using badly blurred vision
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Environment
Mantis shrimp’s darting eyes ape the way primates see
Humans use rapid eye movements to lock on to new objects, and now it seems mantis shrimp do the same – a trait that could help them hunt
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Humans
Electrode recreates all four tastes on your tongue
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Environment
Monkey feels touch with prosthetic hand
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Humans
Just wiggle a fake finger to get rubber hand illusion
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Technology
The jets of air that can alter your emotions
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