Chemical behind popcorn’s aroma gives a bearcat its signature scent
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Bearcats smell like popcorn. Now scientists now why: The chemical responsible for popcorn’s alluring scent has been found in…
Bearcats smell like popcorn. Now scientists now why: The chemical responsible for popcorn’s alluring scent has been found in…
When I first saw the headline of a Duke University press release earlier this week, “Why Bearcats Smell Like Buttered Popcorn,…
A team of scientists led by Prof. Christine Drea of Duke University has identified a chemical compound that gives binturongs (Arc…
Robin A. Smith, Duke…
Conoscete i Binturong? Sono mammiferi che odorano di popcorn, ma come è possibile? Ce lo spiegano i ricercatori della Duke…
Researchers have uncovered the chemistry that makes the urine of bearcats smell like freshly cooked popcorn. -- Read more on…
Plants and…
The bearcat. The binturong. Whatever you call this shy, shaggy-haired creature from Southeast Asia, many people who have met…
A new study adds to our knowledge of why some animals sometimes smell like buttered popcorn. The study is: “Reproductive…
Binturongs mark their territory with a scent that bears an uncanny resemblance to the aroma of buttered popcorn.