Researchers have been piecing together a more complex picture of the chemosensory experience of taste. Identifying new taste receptors on the surface of the tongue and elucidating the enzymatic steps ...

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 ...

Taste receptors have been found far beyond the tongue, but do they help perceive taste or work like the ones in our mouths? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Biting into a tart green apple is a different taste and sensory experience than sucking juice from a lemon—and both significantly vary from accidentally consuming spoiled milk. Each of these foods ...

A researcher composed a 90-second track using decades of sensory science to show how music can enhance the perception of sweetness in chocolate. Scientists are investigating how music can enhance ...