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Each summer, people in mosquito country slather themselves with DEET, or diethyltoluamide, the synthetic liquid widely seen as the most effective mosquito repellent around.
But in some situations, they might be turning themselves into mosquito magnets, according to new research published in the Journal of Experimental Biology.
— Read more in What if DEET could become mosquito perfume rather than repellent? at Anthropocene.
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The results showed that, in smelling the fear odor, horses had heightened fear responses, which caused them to reduce interaction with humans. Fear responses manifested through startle reactions, raised heart rates, and more staring at the “intruding” person. For example, the maximum heart rate of horses in the fear group was significantly higher than that of horses in the joy or control group. Horses sniffing fear odors also touched the participants less, stared more at the novel objects, and were more easily startled by the umbrella.
— Read more in Horses Can Smell How You’re Feeling at Nautilus.
The elephant’s trunk is far more than a long, flexible snout. It is a complex fusion of the nose and upper lip, packed with muscles, nerves, and sensory cells. Scientists have discovered that elephants have an astonishing number of olfactory receptor genes—around 2,000 types—making theirs the largest repertoire of any species studied so far. By comparison, dogs, which are considered masters of scent detection, have about 800 to 1,000 receptor types, and humans only around 400.
— Read more in Elephants’ Incredible Sense of Smell: How They Detect Water from Miles Away at Vocal.