Facial recognition software on people at the mall 

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Mind

Some People Are Wired to Spot Faces Instantly &mdash; And Their Skill Is Shaping Smarter Tech

Coroner inspects body with mask on for death smell

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The Sciences

What Death Really Smells Like, And How Your Brain Knows What to Do About It

The smell of rain: a woman in clear rain coat holds clear umbrella in the rain

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The Smell of Rain Is Called Petrichor, and Has A Lot of Science Behind It

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Turns Out Some Smells May Be Processed in the Same Brain Area as Taste

Ladybug up close, sense of smell

Can You Really Smell an Insect? Some Say They Have a Nose for Bugs, While Others Don't 

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Health

Greener Neighborhoods, Healthier Newborns: The Power of Urban Tree Planting

Concerned Woman Scratching Arm

Scratching May Have an Evolutionary Purpose, But You Still Need to Resist the Urge

Outdoor cold plunge pool

Are Cold Water Plunges Actually Good For You?

This tiny mouse senses sounds differently when stressed

How Does Stress Impact Listening? For Mice, They Don't Hear as Well

Human brain and thought

When It Comes to Thinking, Our Brains Are Surprisingly Slow

Woman floating in a therapeutic tank for sensory deprivation. 

Sensory Deprivation Alters Our Experience, Both of Body and Time

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Planet Earth

Cat Whiskers Help Them Navigate and Can Tell Us How a Cat's Feeling

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感官

有些人天生就能瞬间识别人脸——他们的技能正在塑造更智能的科技

死亡的真实气味，以及你的大脑如何知道该怎么做

雨的气味叫做“petrichor”，其背后有许多科学原理。

原来某些气味可能与味觉在同一个大脑区域处理

你真的能闻到昆虫吗？有人说他们有“鼻子”，而另一些人则不然

更绿色的社区，更健康的婴儿：城市植树的力量

抓挠可能有进化目的，但你仍然需要抵抗这种冲动

冷水浸浴真的对你有好处吗？

压力如何影响听力？对小鼠来说，它们听力变差了

在思考方面，我们的大脑出奇地慢

感觉剥夺改变了我们对身体和时间的体验

猫须帮助它们导航，还能告诉我们猫的心情

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