Ever bitten into a hot pie, yelped "Hothothot!" then had your taste buds go on strike for the next week? Taste buds are a ...

The small bumps you can see on the tip of your tongue when you look at your tongue in the mirror are taste papillae. And at the back of your tongue are large taste papillae, with deep trenches lined ...

Tasting science used to be so simple. Alas, no more. Back in 1901, a German scientist opined various taste receptors were orderly segregated on your tongue in specific places. Sweet on your tip, salty ...

Your last meal is usually to blame if there’s a bad taste lingering in your mouth — but it could also be a sign you’re sick.