Decoding smell: Study reveals how wind transforms odor signals

Phys.org reports on research into one of nature's lingering mysteries: how dogs and other animals use their sense of smell to locate odor sources. While humans rely on these abilities to find missing people and pollinate crops, scientists still don't fully understand the precise mechanism — particularly how wind transforms the odor signals that guide these animals.

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