Petrichor is the smell of rain on dry land, and humans can smell it better than anything else.

posted by newtboy 2 days 4 hours 11 minutes ago • 128 views • 1:31

Does your dog like toys? What do you think she imagines when thinking of her favorite toy? In this new study, published in the Journal of Animal Cognition, we examine how typical family dogs and dogs... continue reading

posted by BSR 2 years 6 months ago • 117 views • 2:27

Isaac. The Story of a Little Giant. Heroic and cute, the landmine-detecting super rats! "... These rats defy stereotypes: they’re friendly and cute, but most importantly they save human lives. Thanks... continue reading

posted by ant 3 years ago • 184 views

In the animated short “Drawn & Recorded: Teen Spirit” by Drew Christie of Kalakala Animation, narrator T-Bone Burnett tells the story behind the famous 1991 Nirvana song “Smells Like Teen Spirit”... continue reading

posted by eric3579 5 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 691 views • 2:55

Retired astronaut Chris Hadfield helps debunk (and confirm!) some common myths about space. Is there any sound in space? Does space smell like burnt steak? Is NASA working on warp speed?

posted by Mordhaus 6 years 8 months ago • 32 views • 11:33

YouTube description: Epicurious challenged cheese expert and noted author Liz Thorpe to guess which one of two cheeses was more expensive. Liz breaks down cheap vs expensive parmesan cheese, goat cheese,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 weeks ago • 1,451 views • 11:20

In this video I build a garden to grow Cassava and yams, two staple food crops. Cassava is a shrub that develops large edible roots. Yams are a climbing vine that produce large, edible underground bulbs... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 9 months 4 weeks ago • 100 views • 6:27

Meet the binturong, aka "bearcat." With a face like a cat, a body like a bear, and a tail like a monkey, these reclusive creatures are pretty strange looking, and the strangeness doesn't end with their... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 years 10 months ago • 531 views • 1:25

"Oh, it smells like freedom."

posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 560 views • 8:31

YouTube: At some point, you’ve probably learned about the five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. However, the classic list doesn't account for all the sensations we experience and use to... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 2 months 4 weeks ago • 571 views • 4:34

There's a titan arum - a corpse flower - blooming at the Eden Project in Cornwall. For years, it stores energy: and then for 48 hours, it heats up and sends out the smell of decay and death through the... continue reading

posted by blacklotus90 8 years 6 months ago • 66 views • 2:55

"Farts are like snowflakes."

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 8 months 1 week ago • 32 views • 3:26

Enhancing the smell profile

posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 9 months ago • 28 views • 4:32

From YouTube: Do you want to go to space? Do you want to learn about bending computers and boxes that make clothes smell better and sky boats with turning wings? Then point your pointer here and press down.

posted by Zifnab 9 years 1 month 1 week ago • 1,892 views • 2:58

YouTube: Cooked food smells and tastes great but how did we evolve to love cooked foods over raw foods?

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 1 month 1 week ago • 461 views • 5:35

"Like a dumpster on a hot day, a warmer plant will smell a lot worse."

posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 142 views • 4:14

Why do dogs have a better sense of smell?

posted by lv_hunter 9 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 385 views • 4:28

YouTube: They explode when you touch them. Even a millionth of a gram can kill you. They can even disable you with their horrifying smell. SciShow introduces you to give of the most dangerous chemicals... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 1 week ago • 1,259 views • 10:45

"Now what other animal can you think of that makes its habitat more livable, drops everything to keep its neighborhood safe and has a bum that smells like dessert?"

posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 5 months ago • 749 views • 4:27

Inspired by the writings of William S. Burroughs, Anthony Bourdain travels to Tangier in his quest to learn how Majoun is made. On entering the Cafe Baba, "It smells like my dorm room in 1972."

posted by PlayhousePals 1 decade 1 year 7 months 1 week ago • 560 views • 8:09