* Please join the team that makes it possible for your friendly neighborhood comic strip Tom the Dancing Bug to exist in this ...

Our brain is an extremely complex and delicate organ. Our body fiercely protects it by holding onto things that help it and keeping harmful things out, such as bugs that can cause infection and toxins ...

The human gut microbiome exerts a significant influence on many aspects of our physiology. While it may not be surprising that gut microbes can affect gut health, studies have also suggested that the ...

There's a great deal of interest from scientists and the public alike in how we can keep our minds sharp and our brains healthy as we get older. While some factors that increase the risk of dementia ...

Our brain lives in a symbiotic relationship with the bugs in our body. Without the help of these bugs we humans would never have evolved to our current level of cognitive performance. So, what’s in it ...

Neuroscientist Dean Buonomano explains why our brains make mistakes when we try to remember long lists of information or add large numbers in our... When attacked, a skunk's natural inclination is to ...