Powell’s City of Books isn’t just a bookstore; it’s a bibliophile’s paradise, a reader’s Disneyland, and a word nerd’s ultimate playground all rolled into one. Situated in the heart of downtown ...

Scientists have determined that Egyptian mummies, some up to 5,000 years old, emit aromas described as woody, spicy, and ...

Scent was an important consideration in the mummification process that used oils, waxes and balms to preserve the body and its spirit for the afterlife. The practice was largely reserved for pharaohs ...

Researchers studying ancient mummies were able to determine the odors of them. The team assessed smells of the mummies at a ...

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell ‘woody,’ ‘spicy’ and ‘sweet’, finds a new study led by researchers from University College London and the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, revealing new det ...

Even after 5,000 years in a sarcophagus, mummified bodies from ancient Egypt still smell quite nice, scientists have ...

Smelling is easy, also wonderfully complex & important Smelling is the easiest and most natural thing in the world. It creates experiences, emotions, memories and behaviours. And yet, in our age of ...

Having a word “on the tip of the tongue” has happened to all of us. Behind this everyday phenomenon lie complex brain mechanisms.