Crucially, soft and sweet foods require very little mechanical digestion – but there are other factors, including “hedonic ...

Desserts also behave differently once they reach the gut. Compared with foods rich in protein or fat, sugary and carbohydrate ...

When someone insists they are too full for another mouthful of dinner but somehow finds space for a slice of cake, they ...

Researchers found that cold is detected differently in the skin than in internal organs. This split system helps explain why cold air, cold drinks, and cold surfaces create very different sensations.

Recent scientific studies have revealed that humans do not rely solely on five senses as ancient philosophers believed, but possess a complex and intertwined sensory system that may include dozens of ...

Ever wonder how much of what you know about space is actually true? Popular culture has fed us a steady diet of space ...

Robots now see the world with an ease that once belonged only to science fiction. They can recognise objects, navigate ...

"If you really are the man you think you are, shoot me." In El Sett, Umm Kulthum’s fearless words set the tone for a life ...