The monsoon is in full swing right now, which means your feet have higher chances of getting wet often, with your socks and shoes ultimately retaining the moisture. The unbearable odour that comes ...

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Many people wear socks on winter days even if they don’t wear socks at other times of the year. The problem of cracked feet also increases in winter. That’s why most people prefer to wear socks. Many ...

A woman has revealed the secret to earning almost £100,00 a year – by selling her smelly socks to foot fetishists. Roxy Sykes, 33, realised she could break into the foot fetish industry after someone ...

Who knew stinky feet could be good for something? Scientists say smelly, soggy and dirty socks may control malaria. And the smellier, the better. The musky odor of human feet can be used to attract ...

If the mosquitoes are swarming, here's a fresh tip: Maybe you need to change your socks. Or better yet, use a smelly pair to divert those pesky bugs somewhere else entirely. A team of scientists is ...

Although smelly feet or bromodosis are rarely a sign of a health problem, it is unpleasant and embarrassing. But it is not your feet that that is stinking, but the bacteria that live on them and in ...

Passengers headed here for a breath of fresh Himalayan air had a stinky surprise en route this week when a 27-year-old man got too comfortable on the bus ride and took off his shoes and socks.

Just you wait until the world’s governments are putting out the call for smelly socks—suddenly that bulging gym bag hidden in your dormitory’s wardrobe seems a lot more valuable. To Tanzania anyway, ...