Using metabolomics as her compass, the scientist is turning food products such as civet coffee, cocoa, and tempeh into data-backed ambassadors of Indonesia’s mega-biodiversity.

There’s been much debate about whether or not we actually ingest a credit card’s worth of plastic per week. These new findings won’t help you poop money, but they do suggest certain foods might rid ...

There is no single “normal” number of times to poop a week – it can range from three times a day to three times a week, says the NHS. But a 2025 study, which involved 1,400 adults, found there is a ...

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New research pinpoints a strain of lactic acid in kimchi that latches onto nanoplastics and helps you poop them out. There’s been much debate about whether we actually ingest a credit card’s worth of ...

Experienced hunters are sometimes dismissive of the whole idea of studying deer pellets, as though paying attention to the sign was something that’s valuable only to novices. Don’t believe (the lack ...

At first glance, Eldorado looks like any other sleepy little town hidden in a beautiful part of the world. It's only when you start talking to the people who live there, three hours north-east of ...

One of the most popular gut health hacks on social media is the "internal shower drink" — a combination of chia seeds, water and lemon that many people swear by to help you poop. Research is ...

According to the Cleveland Clinic, constipation is one of the most frequent gut health complaints in the US. One of the most ...

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...

Robert Burakoff, MD, MPH, is a board-certified gastroenterologist who serves as vice chair of Ambulatory Services at Lower Manhattan Hospital and professor of medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical ...