New research suggests that our sense of taste and smell are actually linked through our tongue first and not our brain.

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 ...

A team of researchers report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on a new graphene-based sensor design ...

If so, that means a shark can taste you even before it bites you. In some species, inhibiting the pit organs messes with a shark’s ability to orient itself with respect to water currents. Perhaps the ...

As many in our church gather this week as part of the National Eucharistic Revival, explore how your senses allow you to "taste and see that the Lord is good.'' ...

Odor, taste, and light receptors are present in many different parts of the body, and they have surprisingly diverse functions.

Lawrence Kramer and Carolyn Korsmeyer take us on a philosophical and sensual journey exploring sound, taste, and touch.

A previously unknown signaling cycle stemming from our sense of taste helps suppress our appetites.

It was found that the latter, acting on an appropriate sense organ (for example, a sweet substance on the taste organ, or an odorous substance on the sense of smell), simultaneously changed the ...

Aging comes with many trials and tribulations, including the decline of the senses: sight, hearing and even smell, taste and touch. Fortunately, exercising the brain strengthens these senses ...