oneirodynia asked about their persistent, shifty, Mystery House Smell, and answerers have offered an alarming number odorific tips, including sol's experiences with sewer or waste water/drain pipes and a great link to a related article (see the Metafilter post on Man Called Fran, the best article on forensic plumbing you ever likely to read), and samthemander's link to their own successful obnoxious odor outcome. Our noses await new news on this one!
Just Like Queen Nefertiti - 2017 by Jurassic Blueberries (cc by)
In Ask Metafilter, An odoriferous mystery
ποντίκι / μυς, mouse (Mus musculus) by George Shuklin by dullhunk (cc by)
... this is cool, important, and well done research. But as in most cases, we should be cautious in making assumptions about how broadly it applies
biogeo offers an outstanding, detailed backgrounder in the Turning off intergenerational trauma in mice thread.
Top view of lilac flower in a plate. Spring concept. by wuestenigel (cc by)
We are a fam of 4 living in an apartment on the first floor of a two story building with two cats in NYC, and we don't get a lot of ventilation...
In Ask Metafilter, RajahKing asks, "Beyond the basics of keeping our apartment clean," how do I make my apartment smell fresher and better?. DSime (among others) has answers.
Greater One-horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) by warriorwoman531 (cc by-nd)
September 6th, 2017: the day thousands of Mefites checked for foulness behind their ears for the very first time — Elly Vortex
Melismata asks why the backs of her ears sometimes smell like rhinoceros ass ... and Mefites have answers!
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