This protozoan causes dysentery and is notoriously difficult to detect in archaeological samples because, unlike worms, it ...

Some of this year’s hottest gifts measure blood glucose and gut microbiomes. There is the “judginess” factor to consider.

Boffins have launched an urgent hunt for poop from remote people who haven't adopted modern lifestyles, hoping their poo can ...

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

Even if public enthusiasm was high, the demanding and stringent donor process means only a select few can help advance this ...

Like corn kernels in slowly heating oil, the orca sightings began sparse and unpredictable. But at some imperceptible moment, ...

Savory, sour and earthy tasting honey could be the new normal thanks to a new ingredient. Spotted lanternfly poop. The insects spread along the east coast across could usher in new ways to use honey.

Archeologists in Texas recently uncovered the remains of an entire venomous snake inside 1,500-year-old human poop from the Conejo Shelter. This find, analyzed in late 2025, shows an ancient ...

“We continue to shape our personality all our life.” —Albert Camus The gut-brain axis is a mind-boggling concept. The idea that gut microbes could have something to do with our mood is humbling. Yes, ...

Once upon a time, in a cave just north of Durango, Mexico, someone took a poop. In fact, it was quite a few someones, and these events were spread out over quite a bit of time—from about 725 A.D. to ...

Archaeologists have applied the principals of AI to distinguish between ancient human and dog poo, cleaning up a storm of scientific confusion over the matter. Coprolites (also known as a coproliths) ...

A new study published in the journal Parasitology analyzed prehistoric Stonehenge feces from Durrington Walls, a Neolithic settlement just 2.8 kilometers (1.7 miles) from Stonehenge and found that it ...