Share on Pinterest Researchers say the new sixth taste activates a strong sensation in receptors that detect sour tastes, which could be a survival mechanism. Rich Legg/Getty Images Researchers say ...

Liman and her team of researchers published their findings earlier this month in the journal “Nature Communications.” They wrote in the introduction to the study that ammonium — and its gas, ammonia — ...

BOSTON - There may be yet another basic type of taste. We generally know about the five - sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami - but a team of researchers at University of Southern California ...