Like humans, tree shrews’ taste buds make spicy peppers palatable
Chile peppers are great, if you don’t mind the whole “sensation of pain” thing.
Chile peppers are great, if you don’t mind the whole “sensation of pain” thing.
As much as humans want to discover life on other planets, we also want to make sure we didn’t accidentally send it there.
Smelling nice is a luxury for humans.
The trope that broccoli is a burden to eat is just so wrong.
As a warm-blooded mammal that’s never too far off from your next snack, it’s hard to appreciate what kind of commitment other animals can make to binge eating.
Living underground requires a lot of compromises, but naked mole rats seem to be determined to make it work, even if it means reworking their physiology to do so.
The KREX-2 rover recently spent a month digging through dry, rocky terrain, hunting for microbial life.
Rays, skates and sharks have a sense that our ancestors gave up (mostly).
It makes sense that a vigorous workout leaves your muscles feeling tired, but why does a few hours of cycling have to take the rest of your body with it?
It turns out the idea of “smelling fear” might not be so off the mark.