A survey found those who grew up after labels including "best before" dates were introduced in the 1970s relied heavily on ...

The sense of smell is particularly important to many animals, such as mice, in their search for food. But food odor does more than give these animals information about their environment: It also ...

The Swift Current Museum's new exhibit is making a big stink about food. With a focus on food safety, storage, preparation and spoilage, the 'Taste of Science' display features ways for kids to get ...

Pizza-esque scents like tomato and basil can be chic in perfumes, but you only want to smell an actual pizza when there’s ...

Researchers studied the facial expressions of three-week-old babies whose mothers had regularly taken either kale or carrot ...

Another study on the attractiveness of men’s sweat saw 17 men follow either a diet heavy in red meat or one containing no meat at all. Sweat samples were then collected after two weeks. A month ...

"This research collectively highlights the critical role of our environment on taste and smell." The team next wants to investigate how people taste food in different environments and is ...

Why do people have different reactions to the same food? One person may love chocolate while another may find it too sweet. Some people love cheese while others find its taste and smell unappealing.

99 will be due to smell and just one will be due to taste,” says Philpott. When there is food in our mouth, we breathe its aroma through our nose, which helps us experience flavour – it’s ...