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Our human senses apparently don’t stop at five—as recent research shows, we may have over thirty. Most of our experiences are ...

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 ...

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Stuck in front of our screens all day, we often ignore our senses beyond sound and vision. And yet they are always at work. When we're more alert, we feel the rough and smooth surfaces of objects, the ...

You probably know that certain senses, like hearing and vision, become less acute with age. But you might not realize that taste is another one. In a 2025 study published in The International Forum of ...

My daughter had just learned to walk. She was grasping my pinkie with her tiny hand as we entered into one of my favorite places on Earth, a redwood forest in Northern California. The air was cool ...

For thousands of people in the UK, smell and taste disorders turn Christmas into a season without flavour or aroma, writes ...

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 ...

Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- A note on bird taxonomy and bird names -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Senses ...

Learn how the five senses differ for men and women. Studies suggest that women are the more sensitive gender. Getty Images — -- Though it sounds like something you’d give some serious feminist ...