Did you get a whiff of that nearby restaurant’s cuisine as you walked by? In doing so, you just employed one of our most crucial senses, which took millions of years of evolutionary adaptation to achieve. Plus, there’s more to your smell than just knowing when it’s time to take another bath.
Related Posts
Double-check Your Cup of Coffee: The Evolutionary Story of Caffeine
Ever wake up in the morning holding your nearest cup of joe, and wonder how nature even came…
Is stress turning my hair grey?
Oksana Klymenko/Shutterstock When we start to go grey depends a lot on genetics. Your first grey hairs usually…
World’s oldest termite mounds discovered in South Africa – and they’ve been storing precious carbon for thousands of years
Purple spring flowers growing on termite mounds in Namaqualand. A Potts, Author provided Michele Francis, Stellenbosch University The…
How giant earthworms have transformed the Isle of Rum’s landscape
The summit of Hallival is 723m above sea level. Kevin Richard Butt, CC BY-ND Kevin Richard Butt, University…