Ever bitten into a hot pie, yelped "Hothothot!" then had your taste buds go on strike for the next week? Taste buds are a ...

A biologist studies blind cavefish, a species of fish that dwell in cave ponds in Mexico. He looked at the timeline for when the cavefish develop additional taste buds on the head and chin, finding ...

Your relentless sugar cravings might have a surprisingly simple solution hiding in the produce section – bitter foods that can literally rewire your taste preferences and reduce your desire for sweets ...

Your brain has a built-in mechanism designed to prevent you from eating too much of any single food, but modern eating habits have found ways to outsmart this ancient protection system. The result is ...

If you avoid eating plant-based foods because you detest the taste, you're not alone. But it is possible to trick your taste ...

Everyone’s taste buds are different. That’s why some people can swallow the spiciest peppers while others have no fondness for sweet desserts (gasp!). Now a recent study suggests that taste-bud ...