Scientists have discovered that gut-born bacteria may hold the secret for treatments of everything from IBD to Parkinson’s disease. Now they just need samples from the people living in the most ...

Below Deck Mediterranean just hit an all time guest low with a group that pooped in the shower before trying to hide it in the drain. During the Monday, December 22, episode of the hit Bravo series, ...

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 ...

Did you know that unko, or poop, is a symbol in Japan’s kawaii culture? In Japan, poop isn’t always seen as something gross — it’s often portrayed as cute and funny, especially in manga and pop ...

Everyone poops. But how often? Given the fact that modern society has, for good reason, sequestered the ritual to isolation, it’s normal to wonder what it’s like—and the frequency with which it ...

If you’ve ever been struck by urgent signals from your bowels in the middle of a work meeting, a first date, or a milestone event, it may have felt like the worst possible time to need to go. You ...

Scientists studied ancient poop and found loads of intestinal diseases. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists analyzing ...

"Ghost poop" is a bowel movement that seemingly disappears without a trace after you flush the toilet. There’s no sign of it either in the toilet paper that you used to wipe your butt or in the toilet ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

If you’re one of the 63 million Americans who went hiking last year, chances are you’ve found yourself needing to go, with no toilet in sight. Aside from personal inconvenience, why is this such a big ...

Shari Edelson has received research funding from the National Park Service, the National Science Foundation and PACT Outdoors. B. Derrick Taff is an Assistant Dean of Research and Graduate Education ...

Bill Hamilton’s chest freezer probably looks a lot different than yours. While most of us pack ours with groceries, Hamilton stores pounds upon pounds of bison dung in his. Hamilton, a professor of ...