Senses : Science World Report

Feb 21, 2016 07:36 AM EST

Losing Your Senses? Multisensory Losses Impact Older Adults

Previous studies link loss of one's senses-including taste, smell, touch, vision, and hearing-to an increased risk of cognitive decline, poor mental health and increased mortality.

Feb 11, 2016 10:06 AM EST

Fish Fins May Sense Touch Like Human Fingertips

Could fish fins be able to sense touch like human fingertips?

Feb 03, 2016 03:43 PM EST

The Science of Taste: How Chemicals are Used to Create Sensory Sensations

When you eat a strawberry-flavored treat, the odds are that there's no strawberry actually in the product.

Dec 08, 2015 03:22 PM EST

How the Brain Overrules Our Senses During Faint Stimuli

Scientists have long known that when sounds are faint or objects are seen through fog in the distance, repetition of these weak sensory inputs can result in different perceptions. Now, scientists are figuring out why that is.

Oct 14, 2015 08:59 AM EDT

How Humans May Sense Electric Fields with Cells

Many animals can sense and react to electric fields. But do humans sense these fields? Scientists have found the first actual "sensor mechanism" that allows a living cell to detect an electric field.

Oct 01, 2015 09:25 AM EDT

Travel to Mars: How Long-Distance Space Journeys Will Impact Astronauts

Preparing for long-distance space travel is going to be difficult for the human body.

Sep 28, 2015 01:19 PM EDT

Evolution: Ancient Human Fossils Reveal Our Hearing Patterns Resembled Chimpanzees'

Scientists have taken a closer look at some human fossils dating back at two million years ago, and have found that ancient hearing patterns resembled those of chimpanzee.

Sep 23, 2015 08:01 AM EDT

Why Whales Echolocate: Size Matters When Sensing in the Ocean

Why do whales use echolocation when bacteria do not? Now, scientists have announced that body size determines available sensing modes.

Jul 16, 2015 04:51 PM EDT

Mosquitoes Find Their Next Host With Their Sense Of Smell

Dogs and mosquitoes have little in common, except perhaps, for their acute sense of smell. Before a mosquito even sets eyes on a new meal, it can smell a host's blood from across the room.