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What it means when your poop floats instead of sinks, according to science

Humans and their ancestors have always had bowel movements as part of the body's digestion process to get rid of waste. With the help of science, the resulting poop can tell you a lot about your ...
Morningstar%2c Inc.

Kids Can Earn a "PhD in Poop" at The Poop Museum's New Science Summer Camp!

BOSTON, June 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Poop Museum, the popular science education program that has taught 50,000 curious humans from 80 countries all about poop, is launching its first ever summer ...
CNN

Fossilized poop reveals secrets of how dinosaurs came to dominate Earth

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New York Post

Romans used poop to treat infections and inflammation, new study indicates: ‘Dark brown flakes’ discovered in medicinal vial

Do as the Romans doo? It’s not just plumbing that the ancient Italians pioneered. Turkish scientists have found a 1,900-year-old Roman vial that could provide the first concrete evidence of human poop ...
gizmodo

Poop Knives, Gassed-Up Gators, and More Absurd Science From the 2020 Ig Nobel Prizes

The winners of the 2020 Ig Nobel Prizes have been announced, and the honored experiments include frozen knives made from poop, an alligator forced to inhale helium, and vibrating earthworms. This ...
Inverse

A Major Agricultural Pest Hides the Key to Its Survival in Its Poop

Squash bugs are the deadbeat parents of the insect world. After they lay their eggs, they pretty much leave the larvae to fend for themselves. If the nymphs ever want to reach a new state of maturity, ...