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The 'sixth sense' of the brain detects calories
In an experiment with mice, scientists found that the brain can recognize calories in food independently of the taste mechanism. The brain's sensory system activated by…
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Why is food sweet
On the tongue we have taste buds, a collection of about 100 cells. The nerve fibers connect each taste bud to the brain, informing us whether the food is bitter or sweet.
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Chocolate is more attractive than a kiss
The taste of chocolate gives the feeling of ecstasy more than a kiss. A new study found that the moment of melting chocolate in the mouth brought about four times the pl…
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Coffee flavor originates from mushrooms
As the first researcher to identify fungi that help coffee with special flavors, Dr. Taniwaki said the properties of coffee beans determine a part of the flavor and the…
1001 mystery
Salmon's mystery about swimming round (Salmon)
Salmon is a well-known fish, they lay eggs in fresh water, with children only live for a short time in the river and swim to the sea to live. When they grow up, return t…
Oceanography
Successfully cultivated seaweed varieties that taste like bacon
Good news for people who are lazy to eat vegetables, are scientists at Oregon State University (OSU) who have successfully cultivated a rich, bright red nutrient algae t…
Oceanography
The Baltic Sea has the tastiest salty taste
Usually seawater is salty and acrid, it is difficult to drink but the Baltic Sea is different, scooping up water to taste is not salty at all. The Baltic Sea is located…
Archeology
What flavor does the dinosaur meat taste good or not?
In films, dinosaurs are portrayed as giant carnivores with scary sharp teeth. They easily feed their prey with just one bite.
Archeology
Taste of pepper 13,000 years
The discovery of pepper in the archaeological excavation in Con Moong Cave (Thanh Hoa) in Hoa Binh culture has revealed the possibility of bringing the date of human spi…
Space science
How does the space in the universe smell like?
Space in the universe contains many of the combustion byproducts that are compounds of polycianic aromatic hydrocarbon (polycianic aromatic hydrocarbon-PAH).
Space science
Stephen Hawking will 'taste' weightlessness
British cosmologist, famous for his bestselling works
Biology
Special mold type capable of turning mushrooms into
'Mushroom Lobster' is a specialty and is hunted by people in many parts of the world when it comes to the crop (Summer-Autumn).
Biology
Vietnam is honored to own 3 of the 10 rarest fruits in the world
In the list of 10 fruits selected as the most delicious and rare in the world, up to 5 types of fruits appear in Vietnam but of which 3 fruits originated in Southeast As…
Biology
Discover a grass that tastes like ... chips
Right from a young age, one of us must have been taught not to taste anything in the laboratory.
Biology
The unexpected truth about the familiar melon
Cucumber fruit is one of the popular fruits in tropical countries, has a sweet, sweet taste that is very popular.