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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Poop ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ All the latest poop content from the Live Science team ]]></description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1,300-year-old poop reveals pathogens plagued prehistoric people in Mexico's 'Cave of the Dead Children' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists studied ancient poop and found loads of intestinal diseases. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:33:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2qTnM8foptVqmbw4GYTjij-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Desiccated fecal material from the Cave of the Dead Children in Mexico.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a piece of dried feces sits on a table with a scale bar]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bat poop used to grow cannabis kills 2 in New York in unusual cases ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two men from Rochester, New York died from a type of pneumonia after being exposed to a harmful fungus living in bat poop used to grow cannabis. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:59:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:34:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gzB2nJBDwGSyFRQYG56tAj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Two men in New York state have died after contracting a rare lung infection caused by a type of fungus that lives in soil, bird and bat droppings.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Close-up image of three bats in an attic. Behind them are other bats which are not in focus. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists are working on a poop test for endometriosis ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study suggests that endometriosis could be detected using a simple stool test, which could accelerate diagnosis rates. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:49:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wUziAqr9NQ3ggvtiAN4gvd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Endometriosis is notoriously difficult to diagnose. However, a new study suggests that stool samples could be used to flag the disease.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Woman wearing a yellow t-shirt and blue jeans is shown lying on a grey couch. She looks like she is in pain and is resting her left hand over her abdomen.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists invent tool to see how 'healthy' your gut microbiome is — does it work? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new tool can reveal whether someone has a "healthy" gut microbiome with a simple score — but how does it work? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:38:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GY7dagnzaunv8PfgJZymRi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Users of a new tool may be able to get a simple score that relays how healthy their gut microbiome is, based on a stool sample.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[High-resolution microscope image of bacteria of different shapes and sizes on a a light blue/grey background. Some bacteria look more like blobs, which are either red or purple, while others look like long rods that are turquoise in color. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Olympic athletes dive into the Seine — days after it was deemed too contaminated with poop for safe swimming ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Olympic triathlon racers finally dove into the Seine following postponements due to poor water-quality test results. Will the water stay swimmable? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 21:10:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:25:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r4DarrjKZFd44bwCPUMo6X-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Athletes dive into the Seine as they start the swimming stage of the men&#039;s individual triathlon at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 31, 2024. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A row of swimmers dives into the Seine river with a banner reading &quot;paris 2024&quot; visible in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sperm whales drop giant poop bombs to save themselves from orca attack  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A pod of sperm whales flung their poop at unsuspecting orcas to avoid a fatal attack. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 20:49:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FZzLUJ2GKfFgNfLMBXUa2J-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In a rarely witnessed event, sperm whales drove away a pod of orcas by releasing huge plumes of poo.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[close up on the head of a sperm whale as it&#039;s swimming in the ocean]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why does poop smell bad? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ And for medical purposes, how stinky is too stinky? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:49:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Donavyn Coffey ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jDmLeydNwe558YjQL6qkU8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Stools are stinky because they release byproducts of digestion.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Father holding baby with dirty diaper.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 8 times fossilized human poop dropped big knowledge on us. (Number 2 will surprise you.) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here's the scoop on ancient human poop. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QgwfyWY8f86iqjD3r94x2h-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[What can this poop tell us?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Human or animal poop of brown color lying on yellow background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do beets turn your poop and pee red? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/food-diet/why-do-beets-turn-your-poop-and-pee-red</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ After you've eaten beets, your poop and urine can take on a shocking red or pink color — but why? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2023 16:03:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:05:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anna Gora ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KqakPhUkdvU6NSa9E2J2E9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Beets contain a pigment that is difficult for the body to break down and absorb, but it&#039;s ultimately harmless.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Close-up of woman&#039;s hands slicing boiled beets on wooden cutting board with a knife at home kitchen.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do dogs eat poop? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/dogs/why-do-dogs-eat-poop</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Poop eating is a natural behavior in dogs; although it may disgust humans, it usually poses no threat to your canine's health. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Loss ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CchPvHsngcpnmU4tMAcuKM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Dogs don&#039;t eat poop because of medical problems or to get attention, but rather for some very simple reasons.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Dog holding shredded toilet paper roll in its mouth in the bathroom.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Viruses lurking in giraffe and lemur poop could lead to new antibacterial drugs, scientists say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists uncovered viruses that infect bacteria, called bacteriophages, in animal poop and are testing whether they could work as antibiotics. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2023 18:00:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:47:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pVzrHhzDUamWDAPFx3uHm4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Animal poop may contain viruses that can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[the rear ends of three adult giraffes standing next to each other]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A new, ridiculously slippery toilet bowl could keep poop from sticking, scientists report ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have made a tiny model of a new, incredibly slippery toilet that poop shouldn't stick to. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 16:46:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Atkinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kwRn9fEGBNSAdmmEz68N7P-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists discovered a 2,200-year-old condor poop pile in the Andes. Here's what it told them. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists dug into a 2,200-year-old pile of Andean condor poop to study the species’ diet and changes in habitat. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2023 21:01:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:37:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Bg5DbYY3bpaSEcLVZ6n5jB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[For thousands of years, Andean condors have frequented a cliffside nest, resulting in a ring-shaped guano deposit that continues to increase year after year. A chick can be seen in the background. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An Andean condor chick in a nest surrounded by guano. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Invasive rats are changing how reef fish behave. It's because there's not enough bird poop. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jewel damselfish living on coral reefs surrounding rat-infested tropical islands have become less territorial and less aggressive due to a bizarre ecological link between the two species: bird poop. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 16:00:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:22:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sAM4U7248ZskTynaCELqAJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Jewel damselfish are becoming less territorial and less aggresive due to the presence of invasive rats on nearby islands.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Jewel damselfish are becoming less territorial and less aggresive due to the presence of invasive rats on nearby islands.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why is poop brown? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/why-is-poop-fecal-matter-brown</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Knowing why poop is brown, and what it means when it's not, is an important step in staying healthy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:52:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ John Loeffler ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x5MqBcZgzN7kKtxjf4YX5P-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[What does your poop say about your health?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Person standing in front of toilet, with one hand on their butt and the other holding a toilet paper roll.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tardigrades hitch risky rides inside snail bellies, then escape in their poop ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists recently found that tardigrades can travel by snail to reach new destinations that were otherwise beyond their reach. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:03:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:52:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WPAYVr75UgqFRntW7dbojH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Wee water bears can survive conditions that would be deadly to most other animals.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Wee water bears can survive conditions that would be deadly to most other animals.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Wonderfully-shaped feces' found inside ancient fish skull. What left the pretty poops? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ About 9 million years ago, marine worms burrowed into a dead fish's head and left behind a skull full of fossilized poop. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 16:41:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:53:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HKJcdBLwxqLX5vUkh7btDV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Worms scavenging the brain of a Miocene fossil stargazer produced the many hundreds of tiny fossilized fecal pellets seen here. This is the first skull known from the fossil record to have its braincase completely filled with fossilized poop. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Worms scavenging the brain of a Miocene fossil stargazer produced the many hundreds of tiny fossilized fecal pellets seen here. This is the first skull known from the fossil record to have its braincase completely filled with fossilized poop. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hippos unleash poop tornado in response to stranger danger ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/hippos-recognize-voices-spray-poop-for-strangers</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hippos respond differently to the calls of familiar and unfamiliar hippos. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 21:01:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:37:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C2byrjE8qkwxGhd3zsSECe-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Nicolas Mathevon]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How often you poop may be (partly) written in your genes ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/genetics-of-bowel-movement-frequency-poop-and-ibs</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study aimed to find genetic risk factors for irritable bowel syndrome. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2021 14:06:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:53:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Sn2EtViiyDjko9Zo5uG9Rg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Baleen whales eat three times more than scientists once thought ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/baleen-whales-eat-more-than-once-thought</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Baleen whales' eating habits trigger ripple effects through the entire ocean food web. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2021 16:10:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:57:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Fxpy4a3nLsi33CjmZstoQ5-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[John Durban]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A humpback whale feeding off the coast of California.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A humpback whale feeds off the coast of California]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Real-life Pikachus eat yak poop to survive Tibetan winters ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/pika-eats-yak-poop.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pikas eat yak poop to help them survive winters at high altitudes on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in Asia. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2021 19:07:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:54:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AfuUyxHMTTkapchJGMeZrW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae ) outside of a nest hole, in Sichuan Province, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae ) outside of a nest hole, in Sichuan Province, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sea cucumbers pinch out '5 Eiffel Towers worth' of poop per reef, per year ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sea cucumbers poop an incredible amount — and that's really important. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2021 18:28:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:50:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Qyg2b9MGiMAhF88EL6GJMJ-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Giant sea cucumber (Thelenota anax)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Video clip of giant sea cucumber pooping out a log of sand]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cancer patients weren't responding to therapy. Then they got a poop transplant. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The gut microbiome may be critical to immunotherapy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2021 19:00:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:35:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xpDPjt4g8rCR9FuZqnsc6E-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[illustration of bacterial cells floating above the lining of the intestine]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[illustration of bacterial cells floating above the lining of the intestine]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do wombats have cube-shaped poop?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Wombats have cubed dropping because of this internal organ. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:50:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cqPmoLVfWvky4RWtXCLX4L-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Wombats are the only known animal with cubed poop.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[wombat poop]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bees defeat 'murder hornet' relatives with poop ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Asian honey bees defend their hives by attaching animal dung around the doorways, a behavior that was previously unknown in bees. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7AQ38sfK7xESMkDgD56uUE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Vespa soror, pictured here, is a giant hornet found in Asia, and a sister species to the infamous &quot;murder hornet&quot; Vespa mandarinia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Vespa soror, pictured here, is a giant hornet found in Asia, and a sister species to the infamous &quot;murder hornet&quot; Vespa mandarinia.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant pandas have winter poop parties, rolling around in horse manure ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pandas enjoy rolling in horse manure; this smelly habit may help them keep warm. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 17:18:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:52:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8b8aUfPdFZ89X7QSZbUnnM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Compounds in fresh horse manure attracted pandas in China&#039;s Qinling Mountains.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Compounds in fresh horse manure attracted pandas in China&#039;s Qinling Mountains.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What did people use before toilet paper was invented? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/toilet-paper-history.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ What did people use instead of toilet paper? Seashells, tapestries, wooden sticks and more. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tyler Santora ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xJ4X4nWP34NLNBCh5Gczm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Toilet paper was a hot commodity in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Toilet paper was a hot commodity in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Penguins shoot 'poop bombs' more than 4 feet, incredibly important study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ How much force must a penguin apply in order to blast a flying poop projectile, and how far can it travel? Fortunately for us all, scientists now have answers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2020 11:58:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:30:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tC4u36vZ97YxezCcX3ABxm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[When penguins are pooping, you&#039;d better stand back.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[When penguins are pooping, you&#039;d better stand back.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do some men take so long to poop? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/why-men-take-longer-to-poop.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ They're probably not just pooping; the restroom is a safe place for them to ponder life's great questions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2020 11:00:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:55:31 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Psychology]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Benjamin Plackett ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zzfaBy5rk3DHGXcJ5zRNhC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This guy is ready for a marathon session.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This guy is ready for a marathon session.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Florida lizard breaks world poop record, dies constipated ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/constipated-lizard-record-breaking-poo.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A curly-tailed lizard's belly was stretched by a mass of unpassed poo. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2020 11:56:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:54:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zphZpJ8rdiggLwfBcd3haa-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Edward Stanley, Florida Museum]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[CT scans revealed a dense mass distending the lizard&#039;s abdomen. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[CT scans revealed a dense mass distending the lizard&#039;s abdomen. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Live Science podcast "Life's Little Mysteries" 11: Mysterious Poop ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In this episode of Life's Little Mysteries, we'll take a closer look at a mysterious bodily function that is as fascinating as it is gross —poop. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:59:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xNQkH6wr2mQ7gpLyLndkQV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A 3D poop emoji smiles against a pink background.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A 3D poop emoji smiles against a pink background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Where does all our poop go? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/where-does-poop-go.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Human poop is a great fertilizer for farmers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2020 12:00:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:57:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Isobel Whitcomb ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VLT7ZaLZsBeKTUmwe48RnF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Where or where does all the poop go?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Little girl sitting on toilet.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What a Waste! Frozen Poop Knives Are Crappy Cutters, Scientists Find ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists ponder a wide variety of probing questions in pursuit of knowledge. One of those questions — can a knife made of frozen feces cut flesh? — has just been answered. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2019 11:07:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/znwqCg9LUMEygFaEELYF75-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Eren et al.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An example of a &quot;hand-shaped&quot; knife blade.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An example of a &quot;hand-shaped&quot; knife blade.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Do Chimpanzees Throw Poop? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/66042-why-chimps-throw-poop.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Going to the zoo can be a great adventure, especially if you find poop hurtling in your direction. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2019 12:59:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:55:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chia-Yi Hou ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ArQjQPZvLQdDuYCzNc4ptQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Monkey see, monkey doo? ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Chimpanzee]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 11 Surprising Uses For Pee and Poop ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/64502-unexpected-uses-pee-and-poop.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Solid and liquid waste have an unexpectedly wide range of useful applications. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2019 12:11:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 21:28:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P6VjJLK3NE3xEVWtJyx9m3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[You might be surprised to see how useful waste can be.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant 'Fatberg' of Grease and Baby Wipes Jams British Sewer ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 210-foot-long (64 meters) monster made from grease and used baby-wipes has clogged up a sewer in Sidmouth in southwestern England. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2019 20:41:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sPmKdJDqGVUjNDPAXq5xje-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The fatberg is hard and nasty and fills the tunnel.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The fatberg is hard and nasty and fills the tunnel.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Here’s Why Scientists Are Poring Over Ancient Alpaca Poo ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/64273-poop-reveals-alpaca-domestication.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ancient poop could reveal the history of alpaca domestication. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2018 21:03:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:58:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TMsberU9WHMp3hutucEMmm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 6 Doctors Swallowed and Pooped Lego Minifigures So You Don't Have To ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/64169-swallowing-and-pooping-legos-for-science.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here's how to poop a Lego for science. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2018 23:01:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:58:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gvVjvhRTDrXnxCagJFLKmQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A group of scientists swallowed Lego figurine heads and then tracked how long it took for those pieces to make their way out. ]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists Finally Know How Wombat Butts Make Cube-Shaped Poops ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ These marsupials have especially talented poop-cubing butts. And a team of physicists figured out how they work. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2018 15:51:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:58:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XMwDvdLBnhjjjzi4RmLXAU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microplastics Are Everywhere — and That Likely Includes Your Poop ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ That's right. The tiny plastic particles have made their way into our poop. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2018 22:08:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:35:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yf92qkNrRb8TF6cDJrqw9g-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Plastic pollution breaks down into microplastics.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[plastic pollution, microplastic]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Will Baby Poop Bacteria Become the New Probiotic? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Could the key to better gut health reside in a probiotic cocktail from baby poop? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2018 14:57:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CLjDUCxVkfZcVot7xNbZ45-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[What&#039;s in this diaper could be a key ingredient in a next generation of treatments for gut disorders.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What Secrets Lurk in Kim Jong Un's Personal Toilet? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/62785-kim-jong-un-personal-toilet.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Kim Jong Un is apparently protective of his poo. Can it really reveal state secrets? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2018 19:44:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 21 Dec 2022 11:08:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c5PxxzoHUk8bDJmUge3Yx5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches a ballistic missile test while, in the background, a soldier guards Kim&#039;s personal john.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Extinct Doggos' Bone-Crushing Diet Preserved in Fossil Poop ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/62666-extinct-doggos-munched-bones.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fossil poop provided scientists with the scoop on extinct dogs' bone-crushing diet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 14:36:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:52:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HR3673AioR53YeyC988Gpc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Micro-CT scans revealed 14 bone fragments inside this &lt;Borophagus&lt;/i&gt; coprolite.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tardigrades Apparently Do Huge Poops ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Like, really big poops. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 22:28:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:43:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PFpe8nJQtL4CZbBVSQuHVR-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Papilio/Alamy]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hippo Poop Is Literally Suffocating Fish ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/62593-hippo-poop-suffocates-fish.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Thousands of hippos in Kenya's Mara River poop out 9.3 tons of feces every day! ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 11:53:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:54:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ySfMhsq5anMS28xLG2LUwk-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Christopher Dutton]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hippos are pool-poopers, and fish pay the price.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 500 Million Years Ago, a Sea Worm Hosted a Poop Picnic for His Shelled Friends ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ About 500 million years ago, a sea worm ate dinner and left behind the mother lode of turds. Then, the worm left its burrow on the seafloor, and some shelled critters discovered the droppings and died — fossilized for eternity around the poopy picnic. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 20:16:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ogpeAGsFWoVPFdxQsgxiwS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The modern Bobbit worm (&lt;i&gt;Eunice aphroditois&lt;/i&gt;) might be a distant relative of the ancient Cambrian worm that left the fossilized droppings.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Bobbit Worm]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How Much Do You Poop in Your Lifetime? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/61966-how-much-you-poop-in-lifetime.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Over time, a person's poop can really add up. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 16:49:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:40:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/URu3BUEJVkQs62fwk6qX9b-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Poop habits may vary, but the volume each of us generates in years and decades is considerable.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What Happens If You Don't Poop for 40 Days? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/61894-what-happens-if-you-dont-poop.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ It's not a pretty situation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 12:34:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:37:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iN5yWc6kNXXuCi2o2aKddU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[toilet paper]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[toilet paper]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ America's Tallest Mountain Has a Serious Human Poop Problem ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Denali, the United States' tallest mountain, has issued new regulations to stop the accumulating mountain of human poop from contaminating local water sources. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 19:37:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:31:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NNoWk8hWoXkNp4AHPkaRnn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Majestic Denali stands roughly 20,000 feet (6,000 meters) tall and may hold up to 97 metric tons of human poop.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Coca-Cola Plus … Laxatives? What's in Coke's 'Healthy' Japanese Drink? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Japanese government has given a "gold label" to the soda Coca-Cola Plus, a designation meant to certify the drink's "health benefits." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 23:19:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:37:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WRhvp2eGXUb6faaDX24rJC-1280-80.jpg">
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