Modern science has revealed much about the benefits — and dangers — of different hygiene and beauty practices. Yet long ...

The norms and conventions of the ancient Roman world largely dictated the hygiene practices of its emperors - as did their ...

DNA preserved in calcified bacteria on the teeth of ancient human skeletons has shed light on the health consequences of the evolving diet and behavior from the Stone Age to the present (Nature ...

The fossilized feces contained four species of parasitic worms: the roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides), the whipworm (Trichuris trichiura), the tapeworm (Taenia sp.), and the Chinese liver fluke ...