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 can smell explosives like landmines, and detect medical conditions including seizures, diabetes, and many forms of cancer -- with up to 98% accuracy. Inventor Andreas Mershin wants to replicate ...

We all know dogs love sniffing things, but their noses are way more powerful than you think. In fact, dogs can smell things ...

It’s no secret that dogs have an extraordinary sense of smell that shapes their understanding of the world in profound ways. In the same way, we humans rely primarily on our vision to perceive the ...

I have discovered one positive amid the pandemic: I love working with two dogs at my feet. As someone who studies dog cognition, I often wonder: What is Charlie learning when he stops to sniff the ...

Just about everybody knows that dogs are blessed with a superior sense of smell. As a matter of fact, their sense of smell is so sophisticated that humans, in comparison, are olfactory illiterates.

It’s long been widely believed that dogs can detect extreme emotions by smell. Now scientists at Queen's University Belfast in the U.K. have proven that a dog's nose knows. Acute stress changes the ...

Wen-Ling L, Kygo’s owner, tells PEOPLE that within 24 hours of surgery, the French bulldog lifted his nose and sniffed like never before Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been ...