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Why Do Some People Like Spicy Food?

Individual preferences for piquant foods vary due to factors like capsaicin receptor sensitivity, personality traits, and cultural and social conditioning.

A child cups a lemon hanging from a tree to his face, closing his eyes and smelling intensely. As an adult, the smell of a lemon may bring back specific memories from his childhood—the ability of smell (and taste) to suddenly trigger vivid, emotional memories is called the “Proust effect” after the French novelist Marcel Proust.

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Why Do Certain Smells Bring Back Old Memories?

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The Secret to a Smooth Pasta Sauce Wins Ig Nobel Prize

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Why Do People Have Different Eating Habits?

Sneha Khedkar | | 4 min read

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Why Does Thanksgiving Dinner Make Some People Sleepy?

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 4 min read

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Previously Unidentified Microbes Detected in Food

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Why Do Travelers Get Upset Stomachs?

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Mice Fed a Highly Processed Diet Are More Susceptible to the Flu

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As Carbon Dioxide Goes Up, Plants’ Nutrient Content Declines

Dan Robitzski | | 5 min read

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Different Dietary Fibers Affect the Body in Unique Ways

Rachael Moeller Gorman | | 4 min read

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Cultured Meat Advances Toward the Market

Abby Olena, PhD | | 8 min read

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Tuna Story Exposes Challenges of Seafood Authentication

Christie Wilcox, PhD | | 4 min read

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