Hundreds of people across 17 states have been sickened by the parasitic infection, often transmitted by consuming produce contaminated with human feces.

*There are food scandals, and then there are stories that make people question every roadside snack they’ve ever purchased. A disturbing viral incident from Nigeria has landed firmly in that category ...

Both past and present-day scientists have suspected the intestines of playing a role in various diseases. Present-day studies focus on the intestinal flora's role in physical diseases such as diabetes ...

Microplastics -- tiny plastic pieces less than 5 mm in size -- are everywhere, from indoor dust to food to bottled water. So it's not surprising that scientists have detected these particles in the ...

The archaeological record is littered with feces, a potential goldmine for insights into ancient health and diet, parasite evolution, and the ecology and evolution of the microbiome. The main problem ...

Microplastics—tiny pieces of plastic less than 5 mm in length –– are everywhere, from bottled water to food to air. According to recent estimates, people consume tens of thousands of these particles ...

Everybody poops—and after a few thousand years underground, these droppings often start to look the same. That stool-based similarity poses something of a puzzle for archaeologists investigating sites ...

American customs agents confiscated a box of giraffe feces collected in Kenya by a visiting Iowa woman, who said she planned to make jewelry out of the droppings. The U.S. Customs and Border ...