2017 Annual Report

Science News for Students | JULY 5, 2017 FLAVORED WATER From cats to rats to humans, mammals know when they’re drinking water. Research reported in 2017 suggests that acid-sensing taste bud cells, the same ones that help people identify a lemon as sour, also help us detect water. Though water may taste like nothing, our tongues defi- nitely sense it as something—a good thing, since water is so essential to survival.

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