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Durga Puja 2022: Take a look at this 'Vatican City'-themed pandal in Kolka
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 23 (ANI): As Durga Puja is about to start, one can almost smell the Kans grass in the meadows, which heralds the goddess Durga's entry to the plains from her heavenly dwelling in Kailash.
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Activated carbon might lead to odourless diapers: Research
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 22 (ANI): According to recent research from the University of Gothenburg, activated carbon may help erase the smell of urine from diapers. Experiments with the odour molecule p-cresol reveal that activated carbon, which is primarily composed of the carbon variation
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Chemical mixture in skin attracts mosquitoes that spread illness
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], September 21 (ANI): A fragrance from human skin directs mosquitoes that transmit Zika, dengue, and yellow fever toward their victims. Up until this point, the precise makeup of that smell was unknown.
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Researchers discover new method to create tailored odors and fragrances wi
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 6 (ANI): One of the most basic senses of animal species is the sense of smell. It is essential for finding food, recognising attractiveness, and detecting danger. Humans detect odorants using olfactory receptors found in olfactory nerve cells. These odorant sensory
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Study reveals how mosquitoes possess bizarre sense of smell
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): According to a recent study, the unconventional way mosquitoes analyse odours may help explain why they are so good at finding humans to bite.
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Study: Mosquitoes possess bizarre sense of smell
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): The findings of a study suggest that the unconventional way mosquitoes process odours could help explain why they are so good at finding humans to bite.
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Research finds how different smells influence visual perception of emotion
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 12 (ANI): The findings of master's research by Matheus Henrique Ferreira, currently a PhD candidate at the University of Sao Paulo's Institute of Psychology (IP-USP) in Brazil, suggest that smells influence our ability to see and interpret the emotions of other people
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Pakistan: PML-N apprehensive of early elections amid political chaos
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 27 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) led ruling coalition now smells a rat amid political chaos in the country and is apprehensive of early elections.
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Researchers discover dogs' sense of smell connects to vision
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 23 (ANI): Researchers from Cornell University have revealed the first evidence that dogs' sense of smell is connected with their vision and other distinctive regions of the brain. It reveals fresh information about how dogs perceive and move across space.
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Paper wasps create an abstract concept of 'same' and 'different'
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [U.S], July 21 (ANI): In a series of studies over more than 20 years, evolutionary biologists have demonstrated that paper wasps, despite their tiny brains, have an impressive capacity to learn, remember and make social distinctions about others.
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Researchers find dogs' sense of smell is linked to vision
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 19 (ANI): The first documentation that dogs' sense of smell is integrated with their vision and other unique parts of the brain has been provided by Cornell University researchers. It sheds new light on how dogs experience and navigate the world.
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Air India Express flight diverted to Muscat due to burning smell in cabin
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): An Air India Express aircraft while operating from Calicut to Dubai was diverted to Muscat after a burning smell was observed from one of the vents in the forward galley of the flight on Saturday.
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