The tongue helps people taste food, but structures on its surface also help them sense textures -- something that's also very important when savoring a meal. Now, researchers reporting in ACS ...

The human tongue is a highly sophisticated and complex organ. It's surface is made up of hundreds of small buds -- known as papillae -- that assist with taste, talking and swallowing.

The 2022 winners include a stack of moth eggs, a flowery sea of colon cells, and bacteria coating a human tongue cell. The Nikon Small World competition recognizes the art and science of ...