30 March 2021
Vampire bat taste receptors react to "bitter salts" like magnesium sulphate – perhaps because drinking water containing the salts might react badly with the blood the bats eat
28 November 2019
A rodent-like creature that lived 120 million years ago in Asia had an unusual ear shape that may have evolved to accommodate its unique way of chewing
3 May 2018
A gene variant that helps humans cope with colder climates also seems to have put people living in northerly regions at a higher risk of migraine
7 March 2018
Antonio Damasio’s pioneering account of the origin of feelings shows how central they are to life, consciousness and human culture
