Francesco Treu, an Italian man living in Austria, voiced his outrage at what he discovered, saying simply: "Who raised you?" ...

Ron Joseph has fond memories of the skunk, with its scent glands removed, that became a part of his childhood.

According to Florida folklore, the Skunk Ape is a tall, ape-like creature covered in dark hair and known for an odor – often compared to a wet dog or rotten cabbage. It’s been spotted near roads, ...

Once you actually taste and smell a ripe durian, the Southeast Asian fruit best known for its penetrating odor, you will ...

Some flower species, like the stinking corpse lily in Indonesia, exude a smell like rotting flesh to attract pollen-carrying ...

I love anniversaries. They can make you think of things you wouldn’t normally ponder, or prompt you to dive into stories of the past. This happened to me with benzene recently. It’s been 200 years ...

SAN ANTONIO — Residents in San Antonio are reporting a "strong odor" from the south side to Boerne Wednesday morning. Officials say there is no cause for alarm and nobody is in any danger. A ...

Mercaptan is a chemical used to give natural gas its distinctive color. While it does smell like gas, the fire department says it is not harmful on its own and poses no danger to residents. SAFD ...

Over the years, those who came into contact with binturongs could not pinpoint why the creatures smell like they do. But, further research eventually revealed the curious reason binturongs smell like ...

The skunky smell of cannabis may be going out of style. NPR's science correspondent Pien Huang visited the grow facility for District Cannabis, which sells weed in Washington D.C. and Maryland.

Its leaves release a foul smell when trodden upon and so served as a strewing herb. Generally speaking, strewing herbs had pleasant scents and covered the floors of houses, especially in England ...