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People with synaesthesia blend their senses - now we know why

Health

People with synaesthesia blend their senses - now we know why

Synaesthesia is sometimes called an ‘extra ability’ that means some people mix colours and words or other sensory inputs. Now, it is becoming clear that it emerges in childhood to help us learn

Features

Smart glove that gives electro-tactile feedback

Technology

Smart glove enhances your sense of touch in virtual reality

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Technology

High-tech face mask lets you smell things in virtual reality

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A man using bone-conduction earphones to make a phone call

Technology

Bone conduction headphones make your own voice sound less weird

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Young mice and mother

Health

Newborn female mice live longer if they smell older females' urine

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A man smelling a plant

Technology

Google AI can tell what things smell like by the molecular structure

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Image of a human head showing how covid-19 affects the senses

Health

Women more likely to have lasting taste issues after covid-19 than men

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Two young women take a break on a picnic blanket

Humans

You're more likely to become friends with someone who smells like you

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Brachycephalus ferruginus, a miniaturized frog from the Atlantic Forest of southern Brazil.

Life

Tiny pumpkin toadlet frogs are very clumsy jumpers and now we know why

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Bottlenose dolphins

Life

Bottlenose dolphins can identify friends by tasting their urine

We already knew that bottlenose dolphins recognise each other through their signature whistles, but now it seems the taste of their urine also plays a role

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Health

Hugging a pillow that mimics breathing could reduce anxiety

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Humans

Babies bond better with strangers when they can smell their mother

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Health

Woman who first gained sense of smell at age 24 finds it disturbing

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Life

Vampire bats might avoid bitter substances to dodge indigestion

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