Do Humans Have Pheromones?
Ever wonder if there's something about your scent that might be sending signals to the people around you? Well as it turns out, it's possible- but it winds up being a lot more complicated than...
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In the late 19th century, American entomologist Joseph Lintner discovered a small army of male silk moths crowding a female outside his window. This was … not something Lintner was used to seeing, and he guessed that the frenzy of male attention had to do with some kind of chemical perfume the female was emitting. He was right, and although there wasn’t yet a name for it yet, Lintner was watching the actions of pheromones -- chemical signals that help some species communicate. Since then, scientists have found that lots of living things -- especially social insects -- use pheromones to some degree. But there’s at least one species that continues to puzzle pheromone researchers… Humans. I don’t want to dash anyone’s hopes of chemically attract...
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In the late 19th century, American entomologist Joseph Lintner discovered a small army of male silk moths crowding a female outside his window. This was … not something Lintner was used to seeing, and he guessed that the frenzy of male attention had to do with some kind of chemical perfume the female was emitting. He was right, and although there wasn’t yet a name for it yet, Lintner was watching the actions of pheromones -- chemical signals that help some species communicate. Since then, scientists have found that lots of living things -- especially social insects -- use pheromones to some degree. But there’s at least one species that continues to puzzle pheromone researchers… Humans. I don’t want to dash anyone’s hopes of chemically attract...
