If you don’t love ice cream, you are in the minority. The average American eats about 22 pounds, or 4.5 gallons, of ice cream a year. Some of you are probably thinking “Oh, I eat way more than that!” ...

Not much is known about why people experience tastes differently and why some people can detect certain tastes and not others. There also might be other tastes out there to add to the list beyond the ...

Taste is one of the canonical five human senses, but it is also probably the least well understood. From the taste buds on the tongue to the appreciation of flavour in the brain, there are plenty of ...

Explore how the science of taste is a delicious area of study. From Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams to the neural pathways that deliver flavor signals to the brain, explore how the science of taste is a ...