For humans, feces are last on the list of things we’d place near our mouth. In the animal world, that reaction does not ...

Marine animals, such as the extremely simple flatworm Trichoplax, are ideal model organisms for studying the early ...

It’s not considered polite to talk about it, but we all do it. Some of us are in and out so quickly that nobody would even ...

Ocean acidification impairs digestion in marine organisms, according to a new study. Researchers have studied the larval stage of green sea urchins Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis. The results show ...

A recent study at the University of Minnesota is among the first to use a non-invasive research method to investigate cow digestion and improve animal health. The study, which began late last month, ...

Some animal facts sound like internet exaggerations until you look at the research behind them. Biologists and field ...

The extreme metabolism of some snakes could provide leads on how to regenerate human tissue. Elanor, a Burmese python, feeding on a rat in the converted garage of David Nelson, who has several snakes ...