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

Over a century ago, when scientists were classifying the body’s organs, one was short shrifted, according to researchers who say part of the digestive system deserves to be upgraded to organ status.

Scientists have identified a new organ that has been hiding in plain sight inside the human body. Previously Thought As A Fragmented Structure In The Digestive System Known as the mesentery, the organ ...

This animal, a member of the chordates, can regenerate all of its organs so that each piece knows exactly how to regain functioning of all its missing body systems within a short period of time. An ...