Once you get over the ick factor, new technologies are efficiently transforming human waste into agricultural solutions.

Scientists can learn a lot about extinct animals by studying their footprints, bones and even teeth. But, while insightful, ...

Keeping an eye out for bears is essential when exploring bear country. One such method is correctly identifying any bear scat in the area.

The main dog walk essentials are a dog collar, a dog leash and dog poop bags. Responsible dog owners should always be armed with a bag to clean up after their pets. Though scooping poop isn’t ...

Samples from waste water help researchers figure out what viruses are in a community – then, officials can take measures to ...

Two of the known influenza subtypes have been found in birds. Scientists in the US have been collecting bird poop as part of their influenza sampling projects to stop the next pandemic.

For that information, researchers often turn to another source: fossilized poop. Fossilized feces—also known as “coprolites”—can shed light on “the last day or two [of] behavior of an ...