Drinking water contamination alerts in Britain have soared by almost 300 percent in just five years, with tap water ...

A lab-based screening has discovered over 150 common industrial chemicals, from pesticides to flame retardants, that have a toxic effect on bacteria found in the healthy human gut microbiome. - These ...

Microplastics, tiny plastic particles pervasive in agricultural environments, interact with and disrupt the microbial ...

Jules Stewart reviews Geographical's book of the month, Our Bodies, Our Planet, by Marcus Hall – available to buy now ...

The gut microbiota is the complex and dynamic community of bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses that enter into a ...

Intestinal worms are common parasites that live in the digestive system and can affect people of all ages. While many ...

Beneath the surface of your gut lies a vast network of neurons—as many as in your spinal cord. New research from the ...

Long before modern pharmaceuticals, our ancestors turned to plants to find cures for ailments from infections to parasites to ...