Scientists have, for the first time, genetically engineered lettuce and tobacco plants to grow the animal protein myoglobin

House dust from dog-owning homes contained microbes linked to fewer respiratory infections in babies

Normal blood pressure, no diabetes, and not smoking in midlife may buy nearly 13 extra dementia-free years

'Physical Scar': Early Trauma Can Fundamentally Change Brain Cells

Acupuncture Seems to Rewire The Brain in Depression, Scans Reveal

'Natural Protection From Asthma And Allergies': Scientists Isolate Bacteria Behind The Immune System Farm Effect

A New Kind of Plastic Vaporizes When Heated And Then Reassembles Itself

Microplastics have been discovered in one of the most remote, inhospitable, and unexplored parts of our planet

Study of fossilized feces from across the Cambrian period found the explosion of life around 540 million years ago could have been partly driven by the buildup of excrement produced by primitive sea creatures.

Gut Bacteria May Reveal How a Western Diet Fuels Colon Cancer