Saeideh Esmaeili, a recent graduate from UW’s Program in Ecology, tracks onagers, also known as Asiatic wild asses, in Qatrouiyeh National Park in southern Iran. She and other researchers documented ...

An introduction to the amazing functions of the human body's digestive system. An introduction to the amazing functions of the human body's digestive system. Our continued survival as individuals and ...

The endocannabinoid system is found throughout the brain and body and plays a key role in everything from memory and learning ...

The digestive system serves the role of taking in nutrients, eliminating waste, and absorbing and using the nutrients we take in. The digestive system includes all the parts of your body that are ...

The digestive system exists in several different forms in the biological world. In the case of some types of spider for example, digestion is begun outside of the body, with digestive enzymes pumped ...

Smaller-bodied ruminants forage primarily for the highest energy intake, while equids -- which tend to be larger -- choose to forage in areas close to surface water, with less attention to forage ...

Between plant milk, pre- and probiotics, and gluten-free alternatives, I think (and talk!) about digestive health more than ever before. I know that digestion is how the body breaks down food and ...

Your personal food-processing plant is like a symphony orchestra: When all the parts perform well, the result is beautiful music that simply flows. Should one or two musicians space out or be unable ...

How stress affects the body will differ from person to person. Some people may experience only psychological effects from feeling stressed, while others may also experience physical symptoms, such as ...

The digestive and reproductive systems of Pseudomeloe miniaceomaculata (Blanchard) has been described. On the basis of such internal anatomical features as V-shaped folds in the stomodaeal intima, ...

It takes about 24 hours for food to make its way through your digestive system. Your body needs food for energy, vitamins and minerals. But food needs to be broken down into a substance your body can ...