The brown color of poop comes from the bile that is added by the liver to your bowl of cereal as it makes its way through the ...

Most of us have probably heard that we need 8 ounces of water per day, but how long does it take our body to absorb that water when we drink it?

When it comes to intestines, it sure seems like two are better than one. I asked my friend Franck Carbonero why that is. He’s a microbiologist at Washington State University. He studies the bacteria ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Much of the food you eat is absorbed by your digestive system, which includes your ...