In a first, scientists believe they have confirmed we have another sense – a “remote touch” that we share with others in the animal kingdom, like some shorebird species that can sense prey beneath ...

Humans can ‘feel’ hidden objects under sand from 2.76 inches away, revealing the surprising power of remote touch.

Scientists have uncovered a remarkable 'remote touch' sense in humans, enabling detection of hidden objects beneath surfaces. Experiments show people can locate items buried in sand with surprising ...

Human perception is multisensory, with dozens of interacting senses shaping how we experience taste, movement, balance, and the world around us. Neuroscientists increasingly treat perception as a ...

The human sense of touch turns out to be much more sensitive than we thought. It goes beyond just simple physical contact with an object. A new study has demonstrated that humans have the ability to ...

For generations, schoolchildren have been taught that humans navigate the world with just five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Modern neuroscience is now challenging that tidy list, ...

You’d never know it on your own, but most of the objects around us emit small amounts of electromagnetic noise that the naked human senses can’t detect. A modified wearable in development at Disney ...