If metal has no odor and you can't smell it, then what are we smelling? It turns out that it's mostly a chemical called 1-octen-3-one, which is generated when your skin oils react with metal that ...

Your favorite celebrities are bringing all the nostalgia to our timelines. In the viral "what were you like in the '90s?" trend, celebrities are sharing throwback photos of themselves accompanied by ...

It’s not always easy to read people. Sometimes, we may think they do not like us without any real evidence. We can easily judge people’s reactions to us, even if they do not give us a reason to. It’s ...

FAIRFAX, Va. — A house exploded in Fairfax County Sunday night, engulfing a home in flame and forcing more than 30 homes to evacuate. According to officials, crews were called to 14389 Quail Pond ...

How often do you fart? New research suggests the answer is probably more often than you think, and knowing that number actually has scientific value. The common belief has long been that people might ...

I think about Westeros a lot. A lot a lot. And that’s why I can honestly say I have had multiple, lengthy conversations about how Westeros must smell. There are some obvious places in the Realm that ...

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You’re reading Meredith Goldstein’s Love Letters newsletter. Each week, Meredith shares tales of human connection, thoughts on public policy and relationships, and behind-the-scenes stories about the ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. In late 2024 Nicola Coughlan, the actor famous for her work on Derry Girls and ...

Everyone farts—it’s a biological fact. But whether you interpret that odorous puff of air as a harmless (even funny) fact of life or a gross human indecency turns out to be surprisingly telling—and ...