Human's sense of smell is nowhere near that of many animals, such as dogs. But it may not be as sluggish as most people think, the new study found.

Before and after the short treatment, the research team tested how well the patient could smell very faint odors.

Westend61/Getty Images via CNN Newsource A new study demonstrates that your sense of smell may be more sensitive than previously thought.

The smell of rain may actually be one of three things, or a combination. The first is from soil-dwelling bacteria that secrete "geosmin" when producing spores, raindrops help release this ...

People sense millisecond shifts in odor as quickly as they might spot a change in color, new research shows. The study discounts the notion that smell is a "slower" sense than sight or hearing ...

ATLANTA — Your nose may be more powerful than you think. In a single sniff, the human sense of smell can distinguish odors within a fraction of a second, working at a level of sensitivity that ...

In a single sniff, the human sense of smell can distinguish odors within a fraction of a second, working at a level of sensitivity that is “on par” with how our brains perceive color ...

In a single sniff, the human sense of smell can distinguish odors within a fraction of a second, working at a level of sensitivity that is “on par” with how our brains perceive color ...

Health Team Human sense of smell is faster than previously thought, new study suggests (CNN) — Your nose may be more powerful than you think.