Explore your senses

Describes the sense of touch, how it works, and why it is important, discussing such related phenomena as goose bumps and phantom limbs, and examining this sense in a variety of animals.

Describes the parts of the eye and how they work and discusses such topics as colorblindness, visual perception, eye care, and more.

Describes the parts of the ear and how they function and discusses the ways animals hear, maintaining balance, taking care of your hearing, and more.

Describes the sense of smell, how it works, and why it is important, examining this sense in humans and a variety of other animals.

Describes the parts of the mouth and how they function and discusses why things taste different to different people, the relationship between smell and taste, the sense of taste in animals, and more.