Growing up, most of us learned about the five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. But it's time to rewrite the science textbooks – at least if one scientist has anything to do with it.

Whether you’re a person, a bird, a bug, or a shark (like Jaws, currently celebrating its 50th anniversary), the world is throwing all sorts of information at us all the time. For any organism to be ...

Some animals have more than five senses or have stronger senses than humans. How do these special skills help them survive? Science Trek is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, ...

Many people are familiar with the concept of the five senses — sight, sound, taste, touch and smell. Developing your five senses can enrich your experiences, improve your mental well-being and allow ...

In her latest, Life in Five Senses, she takes a kaleidoscopic lens to the sensory inputs of her own daily life. Gretchen and I spoke about attention to one’s most neglected sense (it’s often not the ...