Romans living in ancient Britain were plagued by intestinal parasites, all of which are spread by fecal contamination ...

History loves to romanticize the Romans. We see them as the “good” empire — organized, clean, and civilized. They brought us aqueducts, heated floors, and sanitation. But if you zoom in on their nasty ...

A new analysis of sewer drains from the Roman fort of Vindolanda, close to Hadrian’s Wall, has shown that the occupants were ...

Roundworms are eight- to 12-inches-long and live in the intestines, They can cause abdominal pain, fever, and diarrhea. The types of roundworms typically in humans include pinworms and ascariasis, but ...

Scientists have discovered that gut-born bacteria may hold the secret for treatments of everything from IBD to Parkinson’s ...

Christina Solometo will enter a rehabilitative program after pooping on another woman's car in a road rage incident.

Most people have a preferred way of communication—phone, text, email—but bare-nosed wombats have an unusual way of relaying ...

Now, Dr Trisha Pasricha, a physician and scientist at Harvard Medical School, is sharing what 'weird' poop colours could mean ...

Vladimir Putin's Poop: The unusual practice of poop case protocol, which is strictly followed by Putin's bodyguard to gather his stool and take it back to Russia whenever he travels overseas has been ...

Sometimes remarkable discoveries can be found in unexpected places. That’s what happened when archeologists examined fossilized human poop and found the remains of an entire snake, including an intact ...

You may be sitting on – so to speak – a very valuable asset that scientists would love to get their hands on: your poop. As well as blood, plasma and organs, you can now donate fecal samples to stool ...