A new fossil skeleton of an extinct species of bird from northeastern China that lived alongside dinosaurs 120 million years ago unexpectedly preserves a bony tongue that is nearly as long as its head.
Paleontology & Fossils
Dec 16, 2021
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Insulated in a luxuriously thick winter coat, reindeer are perfectly prepared for the gripping cold of an Arctic winter. But the pelt doesn't just keep the cold out, it keeps the warmth in too: which is fine when the animals ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 27, 2011
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A team of researchers in the GIPSA-Lab (CNRS/Université Grenoble Alpes/Grenoble INP) and at INRIA Grenoble Rhône-Alpes has developed a system that can display the movements of tongues in real time. Captured using an ultrasound ...
Computer Sciences
Oct 13, 2017
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People who speak more than two languages are more likely to mistakenly use words from the language they're least proficient in, new research has shown.
Social Sciences
Feb 16, 2023
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Using a recently developed fluorescent imaging technique, researchers in the United States have developed high-resolution maps of microbial communities on the human tongue. The images, presented March 24 in the journal Cell ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 24, 2020
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Electronic tongues can become an ally of grape growers as they offer detailed information on the degree of grape maturity and this could improve competitiveness. The study has been carried out by researchers at the Universitat ...
Other
Jan 5, 2014
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The eyes sometimes have it, beating out the tongue, nose and brain in the emotional and biochemical balloting that determines the taste and allure of food, a scientist said here today. Speaking at the 245th National Meeting ...
Other
Apr 11, 2013
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Scientists have for the first time captured live images of the process of taste sensation on the tongue.
Biochemistry
Apr 22, 2015
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Evolution has made its mark --- large and small -- in innumerable patterns of life. New research from Brown University shows chewing has evolved too.
Plants & Animals
Jun 27, 2011
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Spanish researchers have managed to distinguish between different varieties of beer using an electronic tongue. The discovery, published in the journal Food Chemistry, is accurate in almost 82% of cases.
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 30, 2014
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