Dogs have a truly astonishing sense of smell that goes far beyond anything we could imagine. From picking up the scent of a potential mate miles away to uncovering an explosive, a dog's nose is always ...

Dogs have long been considered man’s best friend, but there’s more to this bond than just loyalty and companionship. One of the most fascinating aspects of a dog’s biology is its sense of smell. We ...

It’s been estimated that dogs smell up to 10,000 times better than us. That’s in part because they have about 220 million scent receptors, whereas humans have a mere 5 million. But dogs also inhale in ...

Dear readers, it never ceases to astound me the things researchers discover about our BFFs. In fact, it is downright amazing! Dogs devote lots of brainpower to interpreting smells. With more than 100 ...

Elizabeth Byland, her husband, Todd Murray, and their dogs Daisy, a shitzupoo, and CeCe, a lhasa apso. Byland lost her sense of smell last summer after a mild bout of COVID-19. Now, as her sense of ...

Researchers have provided the first documentation that dogs' sense of smell is integrated with their vision and other unique parts of the brain, shedding new light on how dogs experience and navigate ...

Researchers from Queen's University Belfast have found that dogs can sniff out when humans are feeling stressed A dog's nose knows when you're stressed, according to a new study from Queen's ...

No one enjoys having a runny nose—and that includes your dog! Just like humans, dogs can develop runny noses for a variety of reasons. Before you worry, make sure it’s truly a runny nose. A dog’s nose ...

Specially trained dogs have been known to sniff out explosives, drugs, missing persons and certain cancer cells, but author Alexandra Horowitz tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross that extraordinary ...