These uses of poop for protection are stranger than fiction
Defense by dung doesn't always elicit disgust in predators to repel them
Turn your poo blue (for science) in the #BluePoopChallenge
Assessing gut transit time gives insight into your gut health
Ancient poop analysis reveals extinct species of bacteria
Scientists analyzed bacterial genomes from 1000-2000 year feces
It's time to track city sewage for emerging diseases, not just COVID-19
The current pandemic accelerated the wastewater epidemiology techniques, but researchers hope to continue the practice to prevent the next one
Instead of a colonoscopy, a new screen tests poop for colorectal cancer-related bacteria
Testing for the bacterium Parvimonas micra in stool may present an alternative to a colonoscopy
Worms and germs in ancient poop tell us about past human health
DNA from centuries-old toilet scrapings can help us today
The virtual 2020 Ig Nobel ceremony recognized crocodiles inhaling helium, poop knives, and arachnophobic entomologists
Winning research covered science that "makes people laugh, then think"
Sea bird poop is worth over $1 billion USD per year
The nutrients in guano fertilize both farm fields and ocean reefs
How safe is the DNA in your poop from unwanted snooping?
Sewer systems can signal outbreaks before they start. If you're worried, poop is safe as long as it's in the right hands
Supreme Court ruling protects Hawaiian reefs from contaminated groundwater
Counties and businesses cannot pump contaminants into the ocean, even "indirectly"
We can measure coronavirus's spread by looking at people's poop
Municipal wastewater treatments plants are actually ideal testing locations
You can add almost anything to improve graphene's function, even bird poop
For several years, researchers have been excitedly looking for the best dopant — before realizing that anything can improve graphene's electrocatalytic rate
This initiative wants you to snap a pic of your poop — for the future of gut health
Calling all citizen scientists: contribute an anonymous photo of your bowel movement to help build the world’s first and largest poop image database.
Scientists tried to make knives out of frozen human poop
They wondered: is it possible to cut animal hides with a human feces blade?
The next therapeutic frontier may be in your gut
Scientists are trying to harness the microbiome for healing
What can ancient dog poop reveal about an ecosystem?
The poo fossils of a long-extinct species are teaching scientists about nature's past – and possible future