Mint has a cooling sensation when you eat it, but how does a plant create that frosty effect? Find out the scientific reason ...

Located in the cell membrane, TRPM8 ion channels are known as receptors that recognize cold and respond to menthol, the ...

The researchers studied the effects cool temperatures and menthol, a chemical derivative of peppermint associated with cooling effects, had on a specific sensory molecule found on the tips of ...