A wire rack and plate with cooling cookies on them - Elena Veselova/Shutterstock When you're baking cookies, do you follow a recipe you found online, like these foolproof and exhaustively tested ...

There’s a peculiar magic in nostalgia, especially when it comes to smell. Certain scents can transport you back to your childhood with astonishing clarity, stirring memories and emotions you thought ...

It’s no secret that certain smells can trigger core memories, and there’s even science to back it up (though clearly I’m not exactly a scientist, so you’ll just have to trust me on that). We’ve talked ...

There’s something about childhood memories that sticks with you—not just the big moments, but the little sensory ones too. Like the feeling of popping open a new pack of Pokémon cards, or the sound of ...

That’s not your imagination! That smell has a name, and it’s actually backed by science. That earthy, fresh, almost nostalgic smell after a rainstorm is called petrichor (pronounced PEH-truh-kor). It ...

There’s something uniquely uplifting about the smell of sunscreen. Perhaps it’s the way it instantly brings back childhood memories by the sea: sticky popsicles, salty hair, and afternoons spent ...

During our holiday meals, we will be serving memories with a side of nostalgia. The unique aspect of holiday foods is why ...

The Paris Hilton Spray Perfume ($21) is Hilton’s very first fragrance, and as soon as it hit the market, we were all obsessed. Years later, we’re still obsessed, and the nostalgic scent still smells ...

The hype around Disneyland can be explained by psychological phenomenons, experts say. Perhaps the most interesting one is how our brains react to the park's familiar smells. Disneyland has been known ...