If you walk dogs you're expected to pick up after them. Here's why what you do with that waste really does matter.

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New research finds that a popular class of antiparasitics can linger in pet feces for quite some time, potentially posing a ...

Koala mothers have a unique way of feeding their babies. They provide a special substance called pap, which is a form of their own poop. This pap contains essential microbes that help young koalas ...

One of the biggest quests in biology is understanding how every cell in an animal's body carries an identical genome yet still gives rise to a kaleidoscope of different cell types and tissues. A ...

Do you have the routine habit of going to the washroom just after eating your meal? For most of us, having a bowel movement immediately after eating anything solid might be normal, but for some, this ...

Sleep may have evolved to help reduce DNA damage in nerve cells long before they became centralized in the brain, a study ...

In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” we’re highlighting an ongoing study being conducted at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, where scientists are examining otter poop—in an effort to ...

Learn how stool appearance can signal colon cancer. Recognize signs like ribbon-like and pebble-shaped stools, and understand ...

How to Do It is Slate’s sex advice column. Have a question? Send it to Stoya and Rich here. It’s anonymous! This is one of those things I only discovered once I moved in with my boyfriend a couple of ...

Foul-smelling stool is commonly linked to fat malabsorption in the gut Pancreatic and colorectal cancers can disrupt digestion before pain begins Persistent stool odor changes should trigger medical ...

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, ...