Just about every living thing does it, though for many people the subject is distasteful or taboo. But poop is an important indicator of everyday gut health; it can provide vital clues about digestive disorders, or may contain bacteria that can treat them. Poop also plays an unsung role in ecosystems and animal diets, providing essential nutrients that benefit organisms of all sizes. Here's where you're find the latest poop on poop.
Latest about poop
A new, ridiculously slippery toilet bowl could keep poop from sticking, scientists report
Scientists have made a tiny model of a new, incredibly slippery toilet that poop shouldn't stick to.
Scientists discovered a 2,200-year-old condor poop pile in the Andes. Here's what it told them.
Scientists dug into a 2,200-year-old pile of Andean condor poop to study the species’ diet and changes in habitat.
Invasive rats are changing how reef fish behave. It's because there's not enough bird poop.
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.
Why is poop brown?
Knowing why poop is brown, and what it means when it's not, is an important step in staying healthy.
Tardigrades hitch risky rides inside snail bellies, then escape in their poop
Scientists recently found that tardigrades can travel by snail to reach new destinations that were otherwise beyond their reach.
'Wonderfully-shaped feces' found inside ancient fish skull. What left the pretty poops?
About 9 million years ago, marine worms burrowed into a dead fish's head and left behind a skull full of fossilized poop.
Hippos unleash poop tornado in response to stranger danger
Hippos respond differently to the calls of familiar and unfamiliar hippos.
