Take a snack break with the Crew as they test their tastebuds! Discover how our four other senses impact the sense of taste. STEM Challenge: Making 5 Taste Ketchup Curious About Careers, R+D Manager, ...

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The next time you crave a sweet treat, go ahead and buy a bag of jellybeans—guilt free. Your indulgence will be in the interest of science. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news ...

Further experiments revealed that the painless mechanoreceptor gene is required for this sense. Lastly, they found that the C6 neuron in the maggot taste organ can sense both sugar and mechanical ...

If you’re among the 19% of Americans who report changes in their sense of taste as they get older, it might be some cause for alarm. New research suggests that losing your sense of taste, especially ...

Think of that first cup of coffee in the morning. Black liquid, with a bit of cream—or milk and sugar, if you prefer. Hot, steaming, wafting toward you. Most of us need that first cup. You’re probably ...

Jess Loren remembers loving the taste of Cap'n Crunch cereal. Coca-Cola. Snickers bars. But now, instead of a sweetness, "they taste bland," she says. Flavors are noticeably muted since she started a ...