Physiology

  1. Health & Medicine

    The five basic tastes have sixth sibling: oleogustus

    Scientists dub the taste of fat oleogustus.

    By Teresa Shipley Feldhausen
  2. Health & Medicine

    Resveratrol’s anticancer benefits show up in low doses

    Small amounts of the compound found in red wine and grapes prove protective against colon cancer in mice fed a high-fat diet.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Animals

    Stinkbugs are color conscious when it comes to their eggs

    P. maculiventris moms control the color of their eggs, seemingly pairing darker eggs with darker surfaces.

    By Sarah Schwartz
  4. Life

    Good luck outsmarting a mosquito

    Mosquitoes use their senses in sophisticated combinations and sequences to find you.