From the ability to detect the smell of wet soil to the scent of ripe fruit, the human olfactory system has evolved over thousands of years in response to how people live and what they eat, according ...

A new map shows how smell receptors in the mouse nose are precisely organized into tight bands based on type.

Published in Cell Reports, the new study suggests that the human sense of smell may have played a bigger role in shaping evolution than previously thought, adapting alongside major cultural changes ...