Animals use pheromones as chemical messengers to attract a mate or mark territory. But human sweat is very different.
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Human scent could one day be used as evidence in forensics and as diagnostic information in medicine.
Mosquitoes can track down potential hosts using the CO2 released by humans’ metabolic processes, a medical entomologist explains.
Sweating is usually our body’s way of stopping us from overheating. But if excess sweating is a problem for you, there’s help.
What is the smell of sweat? An artist recreates the pungent body odor as an art installation.
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