There is undoubtedly a spatial component to our experience of gustatory stimulus qualities such as sweet, bitter, salty, sour, and umami, however its importance is currently unknown. Taste thresholds have been shown to differ at different locations within…

American singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965)

Steve Nichols admits his wildlife sanctuary’s latest plan to stop its more foul-mouthed parrots from swearing could end up backfiring.

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Termites have existed on Earth for an estimated 150 million years, so it's  little wonder that they have spread to every landmass except Antarctica. Commonly confused with ants, they are actually

Autoformatting in Microsoft Excel has caused many a headache—but now, a new study shows that one in five genetics papers in top scientific journals contains errors from the program, The Washington Post reports. The errors often arose when gene names in a…

American basketball player

American neurologist

The USS Wisconsin (BB-64) is one of the iconic Iowa-class battleships, the last battleship class built by the United States Navy. Commissioned in 1944

The number of Americans with passports has hit a record high. According to Census and State...

former swimming pool in San Francisco, California

"Careless Whisper" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter George Michael. Released as the second single from Wham!'s second studio album Make It Big (1984), it was written by Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, with Michael producing the song. Although…

150 years ago today, Abraham Lincoln publicly declared his love for the song “Dixie.” Having just returned from the recently-captured former Confederate capital of Richmond, he settled …

Women have fewer orgasms than men. But this gap is cultural, not biological. Closing it is possible, both on a societal and personal level.

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Why is the wind buffeting so bad when one window is rolled down in your car?

Japanese media franchise

ancient Athenian playwright