BUFFALO, N.Y. – Scientists have debated the purpose of the ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) produced by rodents since the discovery of these sounds in the 1950s. There’s a wide research consensus ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. There's no clear "best sniffer" in the animal kingdom, but one contender is the Gambian pouched ...
"Fireflies have always been seen as a visual species. They light up, and we assume that's how they talk to each other," says Lower, who helped map the firefly genome in 2018. "But we looked at genes ...
A plume of ink can help hide a cuttlefish as it scuttles away from a predator. But that smoke screen’s stench may also warn sharks to stay away. Nicknamed “swimming noses,” some sharks can sniff their ...
People sense millisecond shifts in odor as quickly as they might spot a change in color, new research shows. The study discounts the notion that smell is a "slower" sense than sight or hearing, ...
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Which animal has the best sense of smell?
From hunting prey to finding mates and avoiding predators, the ability to detect odors is crucial for survival in the animal kingdom. But which species reigns supreme when it comes to smelling power?
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