The hazards associated with microplastic pollution are becoming increasingly recognized. However, one study suggests that researchers have misjudged the impacts of nanoplastics — the insidiously ...

UC San Diego researchers have settled a decades-long debate surrounding the role of the first Crohn's disease gene to be ...

What Is Sea Moss (Irish Moss)? Sea moss, also known as Irish moss or red seaweed, is a type of seaweed that grows year-round in tidepools and inlets. It's found along the coastlines of Europe, North ...

Much of the food you eat is absorbed by your digestive system. But some makes it all the way through those twists and turns ...

It is a question that feels like it should have a straightforward answer: how many senses do humans have? Growing up, most of us learned that there are five main senses – sight, smell, hearing, taste, ...

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Pancreas development in pigs resembles humans much more closely than does the established mouse model. An international team ...

Human Rights Watch on Wednesday criticised Iraq's amendment of the personal status law, saying it restricts women's rights and makes them "second class citizens". In January, the Iraqi parliament ...

Synchronization abounds in nature: from the flashing lights of fireflies to the movement of fish wriggling through the ocean, ...

Holidaymakers were left shocked after the discovery of a human foot that had washed up on a popular tourist beach in Ibiza last week, local reports say. The foot was found by a beachgoer who was ...

Anxiety doesn’t stay in your head; it affects your gut too. From stomach pain and constipation to IBS and food aversions, the ...

Inside your body, an intricate communication network constantly monitors breathing, heart rate, digestion, and immune ...