Scientists now have proof that horses are able to pick up on human fear through scent, not just by observing human body language or tone of voice, but by actually being able to sniff out the chemical ...

Horses that were presented with cotton pads soaked in a scared human’s sweat showed more signs of fear themselves ...

New research shows horses can detect human fear through smell, subtly shaping their behavior during training and everyday ...

A "bead of sweat" is a beautiful turn of phrase, but the imagery is not quite right. Scientifically speaking, it may be more accurate to say a "film of sweat". A new study has found that human ...

Horses can smell your fear. If you are experiencing this emotion while standing near a horse, they will be able to detect it ...

Given that dogs have a Lyme disease vaccine, it is particularly frustrating that their human companions remain vulnerable to the notorious illness. People with Lyme disease suffer serious symptoms ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Horses can smell human fear—and it changes their behavior. Horses exposed to samples of sweat from people who had had a scary ...