The nose is a greatly under-appreciated appendage. It goes by many names: proboscis, snout, honker, schnoze, snoot, sniffer, bill, and beak to name a few. Scientists have identified 14 types of noses: ...

Scientists in central Germany are working on a method with which they reckon they could diagnose Alzheimer’s disease years before any symptoms are noticed – by looking up patients’ noses. An early ...