If life exists on other planets, it needs to be adaptable to extreme environments. To get a clue of what it might look like, we can turn to a surprising place: the human gut.

Tired of constant stomach pain, a 32-year-old man at a village in Mathura decided to perform surgery on himself after ...

This spiral-shaped troublemaker had managed to evolve the remarkable ability to survive in the harsh, acidic environment of the human stomach — an environment so hostile it was previously ...

The human stomach maintains a delicate environment – naturally acidic to digest food properly, yet protected by a specialized mucous layer that prevents this acid from damaging the stomach itself.

However, he had to fight against the dogma that microorganisms could not grow in the highly acidic environment of the human stomach. Warren conducted his research alone until 1981, when he met ...

A California chef said "horrible stomach problems" led him to change ... secretary of Health and Human Services, leading the charge in President Donald Trump's second term. That would allow ...