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For Fecal Transplants, Frozen Poop Just as Good
By Martta Kelly last updated
Tardigrades hitch risky rides inside snail bellies, then escape in their poop
By Mindy Weisberger published
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?
By Mindy Weisberger published
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
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Hippos respond differently to the calls of familiar and unfamiliar hippos.
How often you poop may be (partly) written in your genes
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A new study aimed to find genetic risk factors for irritable bowel syndrome.
Baleen whales eat three times more than scientists once thought
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Baleen whales' eating habits trigger ripple effects through the entire ocean food web.
Real-life Pikachus eat yak poop to survive Tibetan winters
By Patrick Pester published
Pikas eat yak poop to help them survive winters at high altitudes on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in Asia.
Sea cucumbers pinch out '5 Eiffel Towers worth' of poop per reef, per year
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Sea cucumbers poop an incredible amount — and that's really important.
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