My friend Marty was absolutely convinced that humans give off pheromones. She swore up and down that one time, on a crowded bus, she accidentally bumped into a stranger and was suddenly, inexplicably, ...

Every other Friday, the Outside/In team answers one listener question about the natural world. This week, Jenna from North Carolina had a question about pheromones. She asked, "Do ideal mates really ...

They may be odorless and colorless and their function may be mysterious, but human pheromones at last have the zest of scientific truth. Researchers at the University of Chicago have demonstrated that ...

The idea that humans might communicate through chemical signals called pheromones has captivated scientists and the public for decades, inspiring countless studies in search of proof. In animals, ...

Many people wonder what are pheromone colognes, how they work, and whether their reputation rests on science or subtle ...

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have explored how female body odor can influence behaviors in men. They found that certain scent compounds in female body odor increased during ovulation and can ...

Fred was the editor-in-chief at VeloNews from 2016 to 2021. Prior to that he was a regular contributor to The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and The New York Times. Fred is the Articles Editor at ...

Researchers at the University of Tokyo explored how female body odor can influence behaviors in men. They found certain scent compounds in female body odor increased during ovulation and can subtly ...

Pheromones are in the air — perhaps more than usual. Coined by Peter Karlson and Martin Lüscher in 1959, “pheromones” refers to a class of naturally secreted chemicals said to emit olfactive signals ...

It’s not just love in the air. In a shocking new study out of Japan, scientists had men smell women’s armpits — and discovered that their body odor could subtly sway male behavior, even helping them ...