POOP

Lurking in the sewer systems under your feet is a threat so horrifying, so disgusting, that the mere mention of it sends a shiver down the spines of sanitation specialists everywhere. Here’s what you need to know about fatbergs.

Toilets have always sent contaminants into the air, but the coronavirus pandemic is giving new urgency to the practice of closing the lid whenever possible.

When it breaks down, poop from king penguins releases nitrous oxide—a gas that affects both the environment and the scientists who study it.

Explore a 3D-model of a lizard's record-setting poop, formed by its taste for pizza grease, that will haunt the halls of eternity.

Not everyone wanted to stare at a chamber pot all day. With this volume, people could cover up their waste receptacle and seem well-read all at the same time.

In an effort to boost workplace productivity, an English toilet manufacturer designed a commode that's unbearable to sit on after five minutes.

In an effort to substantiate an old tale of an Inuit who crafted a knife out of feces, a Kent State University professor attempted to forge a similar tool from his own poop. The results stunk.

Chimpanzees in captivity are known to throw their own poop at visitors. What's behind this crappy behavior?

Antarctica is one of the last pristine places on Earth. The only problem? The scientists and tourists who travel there keep defecating.

Climbers face many risks while scaling Denali: avalanches, altitude sickness, bears, and now, melting piles of poop.

Mt. Everest's Tibetan base camp is now closed to tourists. Permitted climbers who do make the trek have to bring their poop back with them. Here's why.

The warty comb jelly forms an anus only when it needs to defecate, and it may hold clues to how the anus evolved millions of years ago.