We do it every day but barely give it a thought: chewing our food. But the "simple" process of masticating food may have played a crucial role in the evolution of our jaws, facial muscles and teeth. A ...

Many scientific and medical terms describe ordinary actions that people perform every day without giving them much thought. Mastication is one such word. Although it may sound highly technical, it ...

A robot 'chef' has been trained to taste food at different stages of the chewing process to assess whether it's sufficiently seasoned. A robot 'chef' has been trained to taste food at different stages ...