TOKYO — Do cats actually recognize their owners? When cats sniff people, they are gathering intel, building a detailed scent profile of who you are and whether you’re worth their attention. They use ...

Two trained dogs learned to detect Parkinson’s disease by sniffing scent samples from human skin. They were part of a study aiming to improve early diagnosis of the condition. Bumper and Peanut ...

A woman’s scent may do more than linger—it can subtly affect how others feel and behave. In Japan, researchers found that changes in body odor during ovulation may influence men’s stress levels and ...

Can dogs identify our emotional state by scent alone? Back in the 1970s I had a conversation with a colleague from the University of Utah who studied lie detection. He told me "I have been talking to ...

As humans, we are constantly navigating social status, using subconscious strategies to assert either our dominance or prestige. We often use voice or body language to communicate this. Imagine a ...