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Did you know you have a second brain? Your digestive system is lined with brain cells. This “Second Brain” directs more than digestion. Scientists think it helps control your mood and maybe some of ...

This film explores the complex process of human digestion, detailing how food is broken down into molecules by the digestive system. It follows the journey of food from the mouth, where it is chewed ...

There's rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we're once again running a special Twelve Days of Christmas series of posts, highlighting one science ...

In the 1966 sci-fi film Fantastic Voyage, a group of scientists ventures inside the body of an injured colleague to save him from a life-threatening blood clot. They get a front-row seat to the ...

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A new biobattery could power ingestible cameras in the small intestine. Tech companies have developed many devices that work outside the body, such as cell phones, smart watches, tablets and hundreds ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. There are many supplements aimed at improving our digestive health and it may be difficult to ...

If you get an upset, gassy stomach while traveling on planes, you’re not alone. The average person passes gas 12 to 25 times a day, but when you’re on a plane, you might feel like you’re constantly ...

It's a familiar feeling: Before a test, a first date, or a public speaking engagement, your stomach starts to "flutter" as if butterflies were flying around inside your gut. Stomach sensations are a ...

Plastics are not inert: they gradually break into fragments over time, forming micro- and then nanoplastics (i.e., particles ...