Octopuses are the undisputed kings of camouflage. Whereas engineers have learned to mimic the colors, octopuses also match ...

The animals' camouflaging capabilities have long inspired humans. The new material could one day help researchers improve ...

A new study has demonstrated how food producers can change the surface textures of food products for changing the perception of people and for promoting healthy eating. To guide healthier purchasing ...

Researchers have developed an improved process to study the texture of food. Apart from taste, the texture of the food also plays a role in deciding the quality of the food and the eating experience ...

People who've lost their ability to smell and taste due to COVID-19 have significant struggles, but they can find ways to cope with their situation, a new study shows. One of the most common side ...

As neurons in the brain process the information, they each respond differently to various features of a surface, creating a high-dimensional representation of texture in the brain. Neurons respond to ...

For the study the researchers recruited 35 dogs who were trained to fetch a target object from a set of distractors. During testing, the dogs were presented with two choices: one matching the target ...

Along with taste and smell, texture plays an equally important role in our like or dislike of specific food, according to researchers at Penn State University. According to a study conducted in the ...

Gold, a precious metal, is arguably the most widely used metal across jewelry and coinage due to its physical properties that are unique to the world of metals. Not only is it a good conductor of heat ...