The coffee-eating elephants developed a unique microbial community. Specifically, researchers found a surge in Acinetobacter bacteria—a group known for hanging out on coffee beans—suggesting the beans ...

Researchers at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) have developed the first-ever lab-grown mini-stomach that contains ...

A study of wild African herbivores offers new insight into how environmental conditions—not just diet and anatomy—can ...

Drinking green tea may make you poop due to its caffeine content, and by increasing hydration and decreasing stress. Learn ...

Biogas slurry, the liquid effluent generated during anaerobic digestion, has long been valued as a nutrient-rich amendment in agricultural systems. Recent ...

The origin of life on Earth becomes even more fascinating and complex as we peer into the mysterious world of viruses. Said to have existed since living cells first appeared, these microscopic ...

While on a sampling trip in California’s Lassen Volcanic National Park, researchers stopped to sample a rather boring stream on their hike to Boiling Springs Lake. But when they incubated that water ...

Parts of the Lassen Volcanic National Park in California’s Cascade Range resemble the gateway to a hellish underworld, with pools of boiling water and bubbling mud where almost nothing can live, due ...

Beryl Rappaport, a microbiologist completing her Ph.D. at Syracuse University, and a team of researchers identified a new eukaryote, a type of amoeba whose cells have a membrane-bound nucleus, that ...

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Whether it’s bloating, a little too much gas, or that uncomfortable feeling of fullness, digestive issues can really put a damper on your day. As a dietitian, I spend most of my time helping people ...

Singaporean filmmaker Tan Siyou hasn’t spent much time at home since her debut feature Amoeba premiered in the Discovery section of Toronto International Film Festival. Since then, the film screened ...