Smell

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Offbeat

Why toddlers smell like flowers and teenagers like goats

Two musky steroids, and higher levels of odorous acids, distinguish the body odours of adolescents and toddlers

Shoppers walk on Oxford Street, as rules on wearing face coverings in some settings in England are relaxed, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, in London, Britain, January 27, 2022. Photo :Reuters
Science

Friends at first sniff: People drawn to others who smell like them

Still there. Photographer: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images via Bloomberg
Analysis

Smell in the time of Covid