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Book Excerpt: 'Looking Out for Number Two' (Harper Wave, 2017)A new book by a pediatric gastroenterologist offers a reassuring (and humorous) perspective on the mysterious effluvia that infants produce.
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'Crypto' Parasite Top Culprit for Pool-Related IllnessesIf you got sick from swimming in a pool last summer, there's a good chance it was due to a tiny parasite called Cryptosporidium.
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Why Do Peeps Oreos Turn Poop Pink?Easter eggs aren't the only things that are turning pink this spring: Some people are reporting that a special edition "Peeps-flavored" Oreos are turning poop pink.
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Rhinos' Communal Toilets Are Poo-Powered Social NetworksIt's complicated: White rhinos use dung to share status updates.
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Bird Poop Cools the Arctic. No, It Won't Offset Climate WarmingBird poop is a messy nuisance in the Arctic, but the droppings from seabirds actually have a beneficial effect: slightly cooling the region threatened by climate change, a new study finds.
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1,200 Pieces of Fossilized Poop Earn Collector Guinness RecordThough some people may be wary of a poop collection, the fossils are hard as a rock and don't smell.
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Mummified Poop Reveals Ancient Sloth Ate Mormon Tea and Saltbush -
10 'Barbaric' Medical Treatments That Are Still Used Today -
9 Disgusting Things That the FDA Allows in Your FoodIt's probably a bad idea to scroll through the Food and Drug Administration's "Defect Levels Handbook" before a meal.
