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 ...

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 ...

Whether poop speeds through your gut like a bullet train or takes a more smell-the-roses approach could have more profound implications for your overall health than a first glance would suggest.

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 ...

The next time you’re doubled over with food poisoning or your kid brings home pinworms from school, consider this: People in ancient Mexico were dealing with the exact same misery. Scientists ...