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Scientists have discovered a surprising ability of light that allows it to develop spinning patterns as it moves through empty space, without relying on special lenses, mirrors, or materials. The finding reveals that light possesses a hidden geometric structure that can influence its behavior in ways researchers previously thought were difficult to achieve. The discovery comes from an international team led by researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in the United Kingdom, working with scientists in South Africa. Their experiments demonstrate that carefully prepared light can be controlled through its own internal geometry, offering a new approach to manipulating how light spins and twists.

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Scientists have uncovered changes inside taste buds that may help explain why some people struggle to taste food more than a year after recovering from COVID-19. The findings point to disruptions in the molecular signals responsible for detecting certain flavors, along with physical abnormalities in the structure of taste buds. The study, published in Chemical Senses, offers the first direct biological evidence connecting persistent taste problems reported by patients to measurable changes within their taste cells.