An international team of scientists who spent five years studying the poo of 647 Danish babies found something astonishing. The nappy samples contained 10,000 species of virus—10 times the number of ...

Surprised to find yourself obsessing about baby poop? Like other new parents, you may be a little taken aback by the variety of colors and textures your baby produces. If you run across something new ...

Evelien Adriaenssens receives funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and Medical Research Council (MRC). She is affiliated with the International Committee on ...

Wondering about your newborn's pooping habits? Pediatrian Cindy Gellner, MD, demystifies what is normal—from frequent poops to the occasional blowout. Learn when to relax and when to worry about your ...

Baby's first poop is one of the first milestones your little one will hit — maybe even before coming out of the womb. The official name for this bowel movement is called meconium and fair warning: it ...

“It’s estimated that 7 billion tons of plastic have already been created, and over 400 million tons get added every year. So it’s just a global mega problem,” Tero Isokauppila with Hiro Technologies ...