Penguins Can’t Taste The Umami Flavor Of Fish
Penguins haven’t been able to taste sweet, bitter, and umami flavors for more than 20 million years. Because penguins are … Read more
Penguins haven’t been able to taste sweet, bitter, and umami flavors for more than 20 million years. Because penguins are … Read more
Access to health insurance can help hold a community together socially, and lack of it can help fray neighborhood cohesion, … Read more
A game-based app for phones and tablets called Project: EVO seems to help older adults with depression feel better by targeting … Read more
Delicate fossil remains of tomatillos found in Patagonia, Argentina, show that this branch of the nightshade family existed 52 million … Read more
Tracking the movements of three species of migratory birds indicates that finding food may become a challenge for them by the … Read more
Technological advances wouldn’t protect US agriculture from a drought on the scale of the legendary Dust Bowl crisis of the … Read more
Emotional experiences can induce physiological and internal brain states that persist for long periods of time—an emotional “hangover.” “How we … Read more
A new study highlights how achieving the Paris Agreement-global warming of no more than 1.5º Celsius over pre-industrial levels—would affect … Read more
A tool that analyzes the expression patterns of four genes might help doctors predict if prostate cancer will reoccur following … Read more
Around New Year’s, many people will arrange safe, sober rides through services like Uber. Those people might also suffer sticker … Read more
Scientists have now analyzed long-awaited data from the Natural Resource Damage Assessment to determine the specific rates of biodegradation for … Read more
A new study confirms that sense of smell declines sharply in the early stages of Alzheimer’s, which suggests a sniff … Read more
A drug that stops blockages from forming in blood vessels could be a new way to prevent heart attacks and … Read more
Scientists say they’ve figured out how a human antibody called C10 prevents Zika infection at a cellular level. To infect … Read more
A new tool called Hoaxy lets you search for terms and articles, and shows you how claims spread on Twitter … Read more