Ever bitten into a hot pie, yelped "Hothothot!" then had your taste buds go on strike for the next week? Taste buds are a ...

It’s a truth as old as time: We’re hardwired to crave fat and sugar. This drive for calorie-dense foods is a big part of how our ancient ancestors survived harsh conditions when nutrients were scarce.

If you avoid eating plant-based foods because you detest the taste, you're not alone. But it is possible to trick your taste ...

Your brain has a built-in mechanism designed to prevent you from eating too much of any single food, but modern eating habits have found ways to outsmart this ancient protection system. The result is ...

Tampa (BLOOM) – Have you ever marveled at the explosion of flavors in a perfectly seasoned dish? Or perhaps wondered what makes certain cuisines so distinct and memorable? The secret lies in the power ...

A small proof-of-concept study has found evidence that semaglutide can improve people's taste sensitivity, particularly to sweetness. Reading time 3 minutes Semaglutide, the active ingredient in ...

Have you ever wondered why only hummingbirds sip nectar from feeders? Unlike sparrows, finches and most other birds, hummingbirds can taste sweetness because they carry the genetic instructions ...

Stephanie Auiles and her husband, Oscar Varela, came to the Lebanon area in November 2017, a short time after Hurricane Maria. "I had a close friend who lived down here at that time, and he said how ...

The blind side of a Remo flounder's head as it was being dissected Paulo Presti When ichthyologist Paulo Presti, a graduate student at the University of São Paulo in Brazil, found a jar containing a ...

A biologist studies blind cavefish, a species of fish that dwell in cave ponds in Mexico. He looked at the timeline for when the cavefish develop additional taste buds on the head and chin, finding ...