The owner of an adorable flock of black-nosed sheep says the fluffy creatures are truly the best pets in the world. The photogenic flock has even gained a massive following on social media. April Higgins, 30, runs the BoPeep flock of rare Valais blacknose sheep in County Limerick, Ireland, with her fiancé, Alymer Power. She first became…
PHOTOS: Toy-Like Blacknose Sheep’s Amazing Bond with Owners—’The Best Pets in the World’
Your Nose Knows: New Science Suggests Scents Matter to Humans as Much as to Dogs
The human nose is not usually considered an asset. Most humans are more concerned with how our noses look than how they function, unless, that is, we’re plagued with sinus infections or have lost our sense of smell due to COVID. While strange dogs will enthusiastically and unabashedly sniff each other when they first meet,…
Nose Cells May Be Key Entry Point for Coronavirus
Evidence suggests that odor-sensing cells are the key entry point for SARS COV-2, according to a new study. Researchers experimented with a small number of human cell samples. They report that the “hook” of cells SARS-CoV-2 uses to latch onto and infect cells is up to 700 times more prevalent in the olfactory supporting cells…
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