The Flip Side of Pheromones. Pheromones are supposed to move between animals of the same species carrying vital communications like, “I’m fertile and in the mood,” or, “Don’t eat me.

Pheromones are potent molecules that mediate communications between animals and even between humans. Usually, a sender animal synthesizes and excretes pheromones to the environment; pheromones are ...

Pheromone communication has been identified in species across the animal kingdom, from insects to mammals. Although often an important part of courting rituals, pheromones control so much more than ...

Pheromones are chemical signals that some animals use to communicate with each other. Researchers are still trying to figure out if humans utilize this method of nonverbal communication. Share on ...

Experts who study animal pheromones have traced the evolutionary origins of genes that allow mice, rats and other rodents to communicate through smell. The discovery is a clear example of how new ...

A pheromone is a chemical that an animal produces which changes the behavior of another animal of the same species. Evidence for the existence of pheromones in humans is limited. Some describe ...

Experts who study animal pheromones have traced the evolutionary origins of genes that allow mice, rats and other rodents to communicate through smell. The discovery is a clear example of how new ...

Pheromones help animals with various activities, ranging from finding prey to attracting a mate. In humans, there's a lot more debate about what pheromones do, or even if they really exist.

Animals use scents called pheromones to attract a mate — and human pheromone perfume is supposed to have the same effect. Experts weigh in.

Non-human animals use the organ to detect pheromones. (Turns out, mice use both their VNO and main smelling system to detect pheromones, so maybe humans don't need that specialized organ.) ...

Pheromones are chemicals that humans and animals secrete that serve as signals to nearby organisms. The thinking is that your pheromones communicate a lot information about you to people nearby ...