Dolphins have specialized receptors to detect fatty acids in mother's milk, aiding in assessing nutritional value of food.

The study said: 'These suckers, equipped with sensory receptors, can taste and smell objects as octopuses explore their environment, much like combining the functions of a hand, tongue ...

Sensory innovations to bridge the cultural and genetic differences in food preferences across Asian and Western populations ...

The new findings challenge previous assumptions about cetacean sensory systems ... "At the back of the tongue, there's a V-shaped row of taste receptors that are specifically tuned to pick ...

The new findings challenge previous assumptions about cetacean sensory systems ... "At the back of the tongue, there's a V-shaped row of taste receptors that are specifically tuned to pick ...

The suckers are also packed with sensory receptors that allow the octopus to taste and smell things that they touch -- like combining a hand with a tongue and a nose. The researchers believe the ...

"We are born with certain [taste and smell] receptors and sensitivities," he said. Professor Keast said while some people had fewer papillae — little bumps on the tongue which in "simplistic ...