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Odd bump on praying mantis chest is actually world’s weirdest tongue

A bristly bump on some mantises’ chests is a never-before-seen “gustifolium”, which may have evolved to help the insects with their highly specialised lifestyles

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Rat neuron injection lets mice that can’t smell sniff out cookies

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The hippocampus in a mouse's brain, composed of rat cells (red) and nuclei of both mouse and rat cells (blue)

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A new understanding of tinnitus and deafness could help reverse both

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A new understanding of tinnitus and deafness could help reverse both
The art of olfaction should take its place alongside other art forms

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The art of olfaction should take its place alongside other art forms

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A baseball thrown so fast it is a blur

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People’s ‘speed of sight’ varies and this may explain sporting prowess

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Different animals experience the world differently

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Weird ways that animals experience the world differently to us

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Male moths make their own perfume from flowers to attract females

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Male moths make their own perfume from flowers to attract females

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People with synaesthesia blend their senses - now we know why

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People with synaesthesia blend their senses - now we know why

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Smart glove that gives electro-tactile feedback

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Smart glove enhances your sense of touch in virtual reality

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

A face mask can release nine different scents on demand to make VR experiences more immersive and multisensory

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

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Bone conduction headphones make your own voice sound less weird

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Young mice and mother

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

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A man smelling a plant

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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

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

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