Microplastics and nanoplastics are now found everywhere on Earth, from ocean depths to agricultural soils and even inside the human body. Yet scientists still struggle to understand what these ...

How many tiny pieces of plastic are currently inside your body? A series of headline-grabbing studies in the last few years have claimed to have found microplastics throughout human bodies—inside ...

When you step outside on a winter morning or pop a mint into your mouth, a tiny molecular sensor in your body springs into ...

Inside your body, an intricate communication network constantly monitors breathing, heart rate, digestion, and immune function — a hidden “sixth sense” called interoception. Now, Nobel laureate Ardem ...

If you notice light spotting in early pregnancy, it’s natural to wonder if it’s implantation bleeding or something else.

Water keeps your body functioning, but electrolytes control how that hydration actually works inside you. Understanding when you need just water and when you need both can help prevent fatigue, cramps ...