The reason minty flavors feel cold is that they activate the same protein in our bodies that cold temperatures do. But, until recently, we didn’t know how that protein worked. A new study pinned down the exact mechanism behind this cold- and menthol-sensing protein. 🎤🎞️: Marta Hill 📝: Jacek Krywko 📸: Getty Images 📊: Choi, K.Y., Lin, X., Cheng, Y. et al. Structural energetics of cold sensitivity. Nature (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-10276-2 #cold #mint #science #minty

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Probably the creepiest experience ever. The Art of Making a Forgotten Cup of Tea tells the story of Operatiunea Trandafirul, a secret Romanian communist operation in December 1989 aimed at hiding evidence of the uprising in Timișoara by stealing and incinerating the bodies of killed revolutionaries. Elena Ceaușescu ordered the extraction of 43 bodies from the morgue on the night of December 18-19, 1989, to be sent to Bucharest for cremation at the Cenușa crematorium, attempting to cover up the d