Senses
Could This New Tactile Font Help People Who Lose Their Sight Late In Life?
ELIA Frames may serve some blind readers better than braille, but the new system has its skeptics
Could This Futuristic Vest Give Us a Sixth Sense?
For starters, the new technology—appearing on 'Westworld' before hitting the market—could help the deaf parse speech and ambient noise
Unraveling the Genetics Behind Why Some People "See" Sound and "Hear" Color
Researchers find several genes that regulate the wiring for synesthesia in the brain
Praying Mantises Don Tiny Goggles to Help Us Understand 3-D Vision
Unlike humans and other animals, the insects rely on movement to judge distances to their prey
Swatting May Teach Mosquitoes to Avoid Your Scent
Though it won't work for all species, <em>Aedes aegypti</em> mosquitos seem to have a memory for near-death experiences
Can a Video Game Train You To Hear Better In a Crowded Room?
A new study finds it's possible to teach the brain to better distinguish between speech and background noise
New Study Suggests Lifestyle Shapes Our Ability to Name Odors
In the Malay Peninsula, researchers compared the vocabulary of the Semaq Beri hunter-gathering population and the Semelai, who are horticulturalists
See the World Through the Eyes of a Butterfly at a New Exhibit on the Senses
The American Museum of Natural History’s newest exhibition reveals how our brains make sense of the world around us
Even Without Ears, Oysters Can Hear Our Noise Pollution
Study shows that certain frequencies of noise cause oysters to clam up
Researchers Sniff Out the Genes Behind the Smell of the World's Stinkiest Fruit
The DNA of the durian, it turns out, is very complex and optimized for producing a wretched stench
The World Has Millions of Colors. Why Do We Only Name a Few?
Cognitive scientists suggest that we name the colors of things we want to talk about
Seabirds Use Their Sense of Smell to Navigate Open Water
A new study suggests shearwaters follow their nose home
Aromatic New Museum Celebrates the Art and History of Perfume
From the ancient Egyptians to Elizabeth Taylor, the Grand Musée du Parfum tells the story of fragrance
Gut Check: Mandrills Sniff Poop to Avoid Peers With Parasites
Researchers have documented one of the first instances of social avoidance in a non-human animal
The Quest to Better Describe the Scent of Old Books
Describing a unique smell just got easier thanks to a pair of olfactory detectives
This Echolocating Dormouse Could Reveal the Origins of One of Nature’s Coolest Superpowers
Mice, moths and even humans use clicks and echoes to "see" the world around them
So Is 'Mona Lisa' Smiling? A New Study Says Yes
Compared to other similar images, the masterpiece's mouth registered as happy to almost 100 percent of the participants
Bumblebees May Smell Each Other's Footprints to Keep Track of Flowers
In a new study, bumblebees were able to discriminate the foot odor left behind by their nestmates, strange bees and themselves
One in Five People May Be Able to "Hear" a Flash of Light
Once thought to be a rare condition, some forms of synesthesia may be fairly common
This Artificial Sixth Sense Helps Humans Orient Themselves in the World
A London-based company is selling North Sense, a body-anchored device that vibrates when it faces magnetic north
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