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The Textbooks Were Wrong About How Your Tongue Works

29 May 2024 at 11:08
The perception of taste is remarkably complex, not only on the tongue but in organs throughout the body.

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The taste bud diagram, used in many textbooks over the years, originated in a 1901 study but was actually showing the sensitivity of different areas of the tongue.

Belgian Man’s Drunken Driving Defense: His Body Made the Alcohol

23 April 2024 at 12:01
A 40-year-old man was acquitted of a drunken driving offense after doctors confirmed he had a rare condition: auto-brewery syndrome.

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These beers, as well as any other alcoholic drinks, were not involved in a Belgian man’s drunken-driving charge.

Four Wild Ways to Save the Koala (That Just Might Work)

15 April 2024 at 00:01
To protect Australia’s iconic animals, scientists are experimenting with vaccine implants, probiotics, tree-planting drones and solar-powered tracking tags.

A veterinary nurse treats a koala infected with chlamydia at Currumbin Wildlife Hospital in Currumbin, Australia.
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