Senses

Sciences & Technology
Why do food and drink taste different in space?
Astronauts report their tastes change in space which reduces their appetite and nutrition, so researchers are creating pioneering space food for long-term missions

Sciences & Technology
You can’t explore the solar system on an empty stomach
Australian research on plants and food for space could provide vital fresh, nutritious and delicious meals for astronauts on Moon and Mars missions

Sciences & Technology
The science of flavour
Enjoying food is one of life’s great pleasures – and it’s about way more than just taste, it uses all your senses (yes, even your hearing)

Arts & Culture
Our sensory experience of the pandemic
COVID-19 transformed our sensory environment during a time of immense flux, but is it transitory or will there be a re-sensitisation?

Sciences & Technology
Go Figure
The I’m-trying-to-get-around-you dance explained
Two people walk towards each other, both try and get out of the way - before you know it, they’re doing the ‘sidewalk salsa’

Sciences & Technology
Go Figure
Why smells trigger your memories
Smells can evoke some of our deepest memories. It could be because our sense of smell is just too simple.