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Some guts get more energy from the same food

Some people get more energy out of the same food. New research indicates that gut microbes may be why.

Some people get more energy out of the same food. New research indicates that gut microbes may be why.

The gut microbiomes of marten living in the wild is very different that those living near people, researchers find.

Vikings used the latrine about 2,500 years ago and their feces now offer researchers a chance to better understand a parasite, Trichuris trichiura.

Vikings used the latrine about 2,500 years ago and their feces now offer researchers a chance to better understand a parasite, Trichuris trichiura.

Two ancient pits dug into the corner of a Guatemalan home a millennium ago offers clues to Maya toilets—and tamales, too.

Scientists have uncovered an entire network of gastrointestinal parasite sharing among 17 wild and domestic herbivore species.

An automated technique uses satellite imagery to determine when swine waste lagoons were constructed, which indicates their environmental impact.

“We thought carnivore microbiomes might be simple, and we are discovering that they’re not.”

Hippos do so much eating and therefore so much pooping in the pools where they hang out. The result: a “meta-gut.”