Tag: sense

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  September 29, 2023Episodes

• The Sensation of Touch and Romance Between Friends

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  July 16, 2021Episodes

• Magnet Eyes

  Birds can sense Earth’s magnetic field, and this uncanny ability may help them fly home from unfamiliar places or navigate migrations that span tens of thousands of kilometers. Scientists have now pinpointed a possible protein behind this “sixth sense.” Jeff …

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  April 18, 2018Episodes

• Passing the Sniff Test

  A dog searching for a lost child is typically given an item of clothing to smell. But what does that scent “look” like? To find out, scientists tested 48 dogs, half of which had special police or rescue training. Jeff …

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  March 16, 2018Episodes

• Smell Wishers

  What are the ingredients of a good relationship? Trust? Communication? Compromise? How about a sense of smell? When researchers in the United Kingdom surveyed almost 500 people with anosmia (the loss of sense of smell), more than 50 percent of …

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  February 23, 2018Episodes