Scientist blasts BBC after presenter said physics teachers were ‘grumpy, scary and smell of cabbage’

Fury at BBC home-schooling programme that tells pupils physics teachers are ‘grumpy, scary and smell of cabbage’ Actor & radio host Cel Spellman said physics teachers were ‘grumpy’ and ‘scary’ Dr Adam Rutherford criticised presenter for ‘ridiculous’ remarks on BBC Bitesize Spellman’s comments have also come under fire by people on social media  By Lydia … Read more

Sense of smell did not return to a quarter of Covid patients after 2 months

Nearly a quarter of patients who suffered loss of smell from coronavirus did not see it return two months later, new study found Researchers looked at data from of 2,581 patients from 18 European hospitals  Reveals 24.1% did not regain their smell and taste within 60 days of infection  But the senses did come back to … Read more

Kaitlyn Bristowe updates fans on COVID-19 symptoms saying she’s lost sense of taste and smell

‘I’ve lost my taste and smell’: Bachelorette alum Kaitlyn Bristowe updates fans on COVID-19 symptoms By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 01:41 GMT, 28 December 2020 | Updated: 01:43 GMT, 28 December 2020 She and her boyfriend spent Christmas suffering from COVID-19. And on Sunday, Kaitlyn Bristowe gave fans an update via Instagram Story. ‘So, … Read more

Google Glass-like device could help prevent Alzheimer’s by stimulating the sense of smell

Google Glass-like device could help prevent Alzheimer’s by sending electronic pulses through the skin to stimulate the nervous system and sense of smell A wearable that straps around the head could ease or reverse Alzheimer’s  The device is fitted with six electrodes along the forehead, nose and ears It sends electrical pulses through the skin … Read more

Wealthy financier, 70, and his girlfriend, 49, sue boatyard over wobbly rudder and rotten egg smell

A wealthy power couple are suing a top boatyard over a wobbly rudder and a smell of rotten eggs on their £500,000 luxury racing yacht. Elite financiers David Huber, 70, and Elena Lieskovska, 49, splashed out €562,533 (£504,693) in 2017 on the sleek X4.3 yacht, christened ‘Silver X’. But their prized new acquisition turned out … Read more

Danes living next to mass mink grave complain of overwhelming smell

Danes living near mass mink graves in Denmark have complained of the smell – as trucks spilled bodies of the culled animals across roads in horrifying scenes.   Police and medics were this week forced to issue a warning about the smell from mass graves at Holstebro and Karup, where trenches have been dug to deal … Read more

Mum’s genius hack using toilet paper makes the bathroom smell incredible in SECONDS 

‘Why did I never think of this?’ Mum’s ‘genius’ toilet paper trick leaves the bathroom smelling incredible in a matter of seconds An Australian mother has invented trick for keeping the bathroom smelling fresh She puts a few drops of essential oil in the cardboard toilet roll in the toilet The essential oils leave a … Read more

Perfumer reveals how to layer your scents COULD create your own signature smell

A perfumer has revealed his insider tip for creating your own signature smell – by layering your favourite scents.   Perfume Direct has provided the ultimate solution to put a stop to you falling out of love with your everyday fragrances and helps people avoid potentially ‘over-powering’ others.   With a recent survey finding, on average, people … Read more

Genetics: quirk means up to 2.2 per cent of people can’t smell fish and may confuse it with roses

‘A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,’ declaims the titular tragic hero in William Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’. But what if that rose were really a fish? For up to 2.2 per cent of people, the stench of fish is indistinguishable from sweet roses, caramel or nothing at all — with a … Read more

Bomb sniffing robot redesigned to ‘smell’ coronavirus from breath

Bomb sniffing robot is redesigned to ‘smell’ the coronavirus from breath and claims to detect it faster than traditional testing California startup is redesigning a bomb sniffing robot to detect the coronavirus  Konikore was designed to identify explosives on airplanes and in airports The firm reprogrammed the device to sniff out Volatile Organic Compounds These compounds … Read more