Search results for vanilla

Sep 16, 2007

Gene determines whether male body odor smells pleasant

To many, urine smells like urine and vanilla smells like vanilla. But androstenone, a derivative of testosterone that is a potent ingredient in male body odor, can smell like either - depending on your genes. While many people ...

Aug 29, 2007

First orchid fossil puts showy blooms at some 80 million years old

Biologists at Harvard University have identified the ancient fossilized remains of a pollen-bearing bee as the first hint of orchids in the fossil record, a find they say suggests orchids are old enough to have co-existed ...

Other Jun 10, 2006

Unilever sheds HR dept., not all its jobs

The outsourcing world is agog with rumors that Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch consumer products multinational, may shed a major portion of its global human-resources department as a result of the HR outsourcing deal it struck ...

May 12, 2006

Mother's Day roses could soon smell sweeter, thanks to new research

University of Florida researchers may have good news for disappointed consumers who want to know why their Mother’s Day roses just don’t smell as good as they used to.

Apr 20, 2006

Galaxies cluster near dark matter, study finds

Try mixing caramel into vanilla ice cream -- you will always end up with globs and swirls of caramel. Scientists are finding that galaxies may distribute themselves in similar ways throughout the universe and in places where ...

Feb 5, 2006

Making 'Pavlov's Cockroach'

In an experiment that made him a household name, the Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov a century ago got dogs used to hearing a bell every time they were fed. The dogs soon started drooling whenever they heard the bell.

Jan 27, 2006

The sweet smell of nano-success

Materials scientists at Lehigh University and catalyst chemists at Cardiff University have uncovered secrets of the "nanoworld" that promise to lead to cleaner methods of producing, among other things, spices and perfumes.

Sep 2, 2005

Information Suitor Highway goes mobile

More online-dating businesses are shifting gears to keep up with the latest technological trend in eDating by going mobile.

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