A research reveals your body knows when death is near, and it all starts in the nose

Even with all the advances in science, some mysteries about the human body still leave doctors scratching their heads. And this one might surprise you: researchers believe we could actually “sense” when death is near.

According to new findings, humans may pick up on a toxic smell released by our bodies after death—putrescine, a nasty stench that signals our body’s breakdown. Turns out, we subconsciously detect this smell, triggering an automatic response.