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

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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

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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.