Q. Every year about this time master gardeners start getting questions, like, “What’s the stuff that looks like dog vomit all over my lawn,” or “What is this patch of gel filled marbles on my mulch,” ...

A dog’s primary sense organ is its nose, and its primary sense is that of smell. Dogs identify each other, and probably us, too, by scent. This identification extends not only to the dog or person, ...

I spent time with Chuck McGinley, an odor expert and inventor of revolutionary tools to measure stinkiness. His mantra: Listen to your nose. Here are some of the most interesting things I learned → ...