Scientists used DNA testing on 1,200-year-old feces to detect E. coli, pinworms, and Giardia in ancient Mexico, and found ...

Everybody poops, but only some of that poop fossilizes, turning into coprolites. While ancient droppings may sound gross — after all, who wants to go digging through feces that are centuries or even ...

In the late 1950s, archaeologists discovered a cave in the Rio Zape Valley of Mexico. There were ancient human remains in the ...

In the wee hours of the morning in a lab in Amherst, Massachusetts, geoscience graduate student Rob D’Anjou sat looking over test results, a pot of coffee nearby. He’d been pulling long days to ...

The meaning of your poop color can tell you a lot about your diet and overall health. Normal poop color is light to dark brown, but stool comes in different colors. You might occasionally notice your ...

History remembers warriors for their conquests and kings for their reigns. But this one Viking left behind something more ...

There isn’t a one-size-fits-all answer for how often you should poop, but when it comes to what color your stool should be, expert consensus is much narrower. And deviations from it can be a cause for ...

VIENNA, Austria -- Recent research suggests small pieces of plastic have made their way into the human gut, but some scientists aren't ready to draw any conclusions. In a Medical University of Vienna ...