The air in South African Highveld cities smells foul in the winter: here’s why: A farmer works with his tractor in front of the Kusile Power Station located in eMalahleni. In Gauteng province residents can sometimes smell the pollution coming from this direction. Wikus de Wet/AFP via Getty Images People living in South Africa’s biggest …
Why I’m testing what invasive insects can see and the smells they like: _Sirex noctilio_ is an invasive woodwasp that causes huge damage. Understanding what attracts it can help repel it. Ludwig Eksteen Dr Emmett Brown, Dr Victor Frankenstein and Dr Henry Jekyll are just three of the “crazy” scientists who populate fiction. Their methods …
How we created fake smells to trick predators and save endangered birds – podcast: ‘Fake news’ odours are protecting vulnerable birds and their offspring, including the banded dotterel. Imogen Warren/Shutterstock The Conversation Weekly podcast is taking a short break in August. For the next few weeks we’ll be bringing you extended versions of some our …
Here’s why soil smells so good after it rains: New Africa/Shutterstock Did you ever wonder what causes that earthy smell that rises after a light summer rain? That mysterious scent has been called “petrichor”, and a main component of it is an organic compound called geosmin, which lingers around moist soil. Geosmin comes from the …
The past stinks: a brief history of smells and social spaces: 'Living Mady Easy: Revolving hat', a satirical print with a hat supporting a spy glass, an ear trumpet, a ciggar, a pair of glasses, and a scent box, 1830, London. Wellcome Images CCBY, CC BY-SA A sunny afternoon in Paris. An intrepid TV presenter …
‘Corpse flower’ that smells like dirty diapers to bloom: In this photo taken Sept. 24, 2016, Morphy, a “corpse flower” in full bloom at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. The rare “corpse flower” that gets its nickname from its putrid smell is expected to bloom next week at Dartmouth College's greenhouse. : Weird News Police: …
How to Keep Weird Freezer Smells Out of Your Butter: As a person who keeps three pounds of butter on hand at all times, I'm constantly cycling sticks of the stuff between my freezer, fridge, and butter dish. Recently, though, I found myself in an unthinkable predicament: I was out of butter . : Weird …
Uranus smells like farts and rotten eggs, according to Oxford researchers: Researchers from the University of Oxford used infrared light from Uranus captured by the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii to determine Uranus' cloud tops are made up of hydrogen sulfide. Hydrogen sulfide is a toxic gas that smells like rotten eggs or passing gas. …
Town smells like cat pee — but why?: As the newspaper reported, “When the cat urine smell becomes too strong, Nick Zachetti simply sprays Febreze on his pillow and nearly smothers himself.” The smell was particularly pungent the weekend of Nov. 25, spurring more than a dozen residents, including Zachetti, to alert the North Carolina …
Arroyo Seco Weekenda s art lets you create smells and stare at a strange red tube: An inflatable red tube snakes through a concrete channel, an artist teaches people to create new smells and an audience sips beer while watching the recording of an architecture podcast. “Yup, that's art,” says a 30-something with cut off …