Senses

Haptic technology uses ultrasound waves to create Braille out of thin air

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Haptic technology uses ultrasound waves to create Braille out of thin air

Is it possible to have zero sense of smell? © Getty Images

How does anosmia affect your sense of smell?

Where does the sense of direction come from? © Getty Images

Where does our sense of direction come from within the brain?

Instant Genius: Senses

Instant Genius Senses

Blind mice see again thanks to altered skin cells © Getty Images

Blind mice see again thanks to altered skin cells

Tyrannosaurus Rex

Look inside a dinosaur’s skull with these pictures from the pop-up book Tyrannosaurus Rex

Dogs’ cold noses are 'ultra-sensitive heat detectors' © Getty Images

Dogs’ cold noses are ‘ultra-sensitive heat detectors’

When bees can’t see, the humble bumble can make do with a fumble (Bees performing cross model object recognition test © Lars Chittka/Queen Mary University of London)

When bees can’t see, the humble bumble can make do with a fumble

Sensitivity in brain region controlling vision could lead to migraines © Getty Images

The cause of migraines could be in sight (quite literally)

Scientists give cuttlefish 3D glasses to test their eyesight © R Feord/PA

Scientists give cuttlefish 3D glasses to test their eyesight

A scientist’s guide to life: how to smell nice © Minet Kim

A scientist’s guide to life How to smell nice

ASMR: more than a feeling? © Shutterstock

ASMR Are 'brain tingles' more than just a feeling?

New device has a 'nose' for sniffing bacteria on the breath © Getty Images

New device has a ‘nose’ for sniffing bacteria on the breath

Sniffing out disease: the power of smell in diagnosing illness © Getty Images

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Sniffing out disease: the power of smell in diagnosing illness

Why do we have a nose and not just two holes? © Getty Images

What does disease smell like?