POOP

Discover how King Henry VIII and other members of the Tudor nobility handled going to the bathroom in the mid-1500s. (Spoiler: There was velvet involved, but it still wasn’t pretty.)

A new study reveals that baleen whales, including humpbacks and gray whales, enrich oceans when they take a whizz.

Coming up with a practical way of replicating the earthbound poop experience took many years, many engineers, and a whole lot of ingenuity.

The funnel they use to get around serves a dual purpose.

From the “dark politicks” of cuttlefish to the “prodigious bigness” of snakes, here are 10 accounts of the first times explorers encountered new animals, foods, and more.

The wall-mounted dryers could be dirtier than a toilet seat.

Prunes—the shiny, sweet dried fruits—are both exploited and ridiculed for their laxative properties. But do they really make you poop?

A certified cat trainer suggests reasons why a cat won’t use its litter box—and offers some possible solutions.

If you guessed someone would suggest ‘Gritty Sitty,’ you are absolutely right.

After decades of development and $200 million spent, Procter & Gamble thought they had the perfect snack food additive with olestra. Too bad it caused “rectal urgency.”

Civil engineer Siswanti Zuraida built a concrete structure using diapers that would otherwise sit in a landfill for decades, making for a literal brick sh-t house.

Made from 80 percent wood chips, the composite toilet from Woodio is waterproof and splinter-free.