When Starfleet Academy was announced, many old-school fans were worried that the new show (which is tonally somewhere between ...

The cultures of the world have many Christmas traditions, from raising a carp in your bathtub to watching one specific 1958 Donald Duck cartoon. But did you know about the Catalonian custom of Tió de ...

You may be sitting on – so to speak – a very valuable asset that scientists would love to get their hands on: your poop. As well as blood, plasma and organs, you can now donate fecal samples to stool ...

The Dekoda scanner from Kohler is a smart camera that attaches to your toilet and evaluates what’s in the bowl. Kohler, a company best known for its plumbing fixtures, recently released the Dekoda ...

A South Carolina teaching assistant was arrested and charged with using poop spray in school, causing students to seek medical attention and resulting in thousands of dollars in damage. Alexander Paul ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

I was halfway across the Queensboro Bridge when a not-so-unfamiliar feeling hit me: I had to take a shit. I was 1.5 miles into my run, and I had emptied the tank just before I left my apartment. As I ...

Shari Edelson has received research funding from the National Park Service, the National Science Foundation and PACT Outdoors. B. Derrick Taff is an Assistant Dean of Research and Graduate Education ...

Brian Robert Boulay does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

The bathroom is a sacred space, a private place in your home where you can handle your business uninterrupted. But even if you’re doing everything right to keep your bowel movements regular, sometimes ...

As a mom of three—including twin toddlers currently in the throes of potty training—I’ve quickly discovered that the process looks different for every child. After interviewing pediatricians and child ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...