Why the Grand Central Subway Passageway Smells Woodsy

A holiday-themed promotion in “Grand Scentral” is perfuming the passage that connects the shuttle train and the 4, 5 and 6 trains. Revenue goes to the M.T.A.

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Can You Improve Your Sense of Taste?

Experts weigh in on what you can actually do.

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A Huge Cave in Kentucky Was a Smelly Disaster. Now It’s Spectacular.

Hidden River Cave was once filled with heavy metals and sewage that made the surrounding town smell awful. After a cleanup, it became a tourist draw.

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Snakes Use Smelly Musk to Keep Ants Out of Their Pants

Forget fangs full of venom — the backsides of serpents pack secretions volatile enough to kill insect invaders.

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Trash Overflows in Philadelphia as City Workers’ Strike Enters Second Week

Pungent odors permeate the City of Brotherly Love as a contract impasse between the city and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees continues.

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Your Cat May or May Not Love You, but It Knows Your Scent

Scientists found a way to get 30 kitties to cooperate with a study exploring the power of the feline scent of smell.

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‘Baby Bear’ Learns How to Be Wild From Humans in Fur

At a wildlife center in San Diego, caretakers of a black bear cub are using extraordinary measures to keep him from becoming reliant on humans, including donning masks and vintage fur coats.

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Does Bond No. 9’s “Greenpoint” Perfume Smell Like Gentrification?

When luxury condos and artisanal bakeries move into New York City neighborhoods, Bond No. 9 sometimes follows.

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Thanks, but No Thanks

If a lunch with your boss makes you feel uncomfortable, you don’t have to go. Suggest an alternative.

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What’s That Stench? A Corpse Flower Blooming at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

At the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, a so-called corpse flower bloomed for the first time on Friday. The smell was not unlike rotting flesh.

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