The Nose Knows: Humans Can Smell More Than 1 Trillion Scents

Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 13:40 in Biology & Nature

From the smell of fresh coffee to the odor of burning rubber to the fresh smell after rain, the human nose can distinguish many more odors than once thought, a new study suggests.

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