Have you ever been drifting off to sleep when suddenly you hear what sounds like a gunshot, a door slamming, or an explosion inside your head? You jolt awake, heart pounding, sit upright in bed, but ...

The fighting continues in the Middle East, and oil’s back on the move, as the clock ticks on President Donald Trump’s five-day deadline for resolving differences with Iran. That’s the backdrop for ...

In effect, an exploding black hole, like the Big Bang itself, would be the ultimate particle collider, revealing hitherto unknown aspects of nature’s repertoire that could account for the dark matter.

Remember the last time you pooped, stood up, turned around, and carefully took note of your log’s shape and texture?… No? Can’t recall? Well, according to gastroenterologists, you might want to start.

An underwater observatory recently detected a startlingly energetic cosmic neutrino. One possible cause involves a phenomenon that so far exists only in theory. By Dennis Overbye On Feb. 13, 2023, a ...

There’s been much debate about whether or not we actually ingest a credit card’s worth of plastic per week. These new findings won’t help you poop money, but they do suggest certain foods might rid ...

There’s a new movement taking shape in the bathroom. With rates of colorectal cancer on the rise among younger patients, more people are paying closer attention to the status of their poop than ever: ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated when the USPS will increase prices on mailing packages. The correct date is April 26, 2026. People mailing packages through the ...

GLP-1 medications can alter bowel movements, with constipation and diarrhea being the most common side effects. These drugs slow digestion to help control appetite, which can lead to changes in stool ...

New research pinpoints a strain of lactic acid in kimchi that latches onto nanoplastics and helps you poop them out. There’s been much debate about whether we actually ingest a credit card’s worth of ...