With so many nice things to eat in the world, why would any animal look at the menu and order a number two? For Saturday's Weird Animal Question of the Week, we're answering Manuela Castro, who asked ...

It is possible for a person to accidentally or unknowingly ingest poop from a human or from contact with animals or soil. Typically, ingesting feces will result in illness and infections. Food ...

These stocky, waddling marsupials have baffled researchers for years with their block-shaped turds—but a team of mechanical engineers is now sniffing out the science behind nature’s most deviant ...

Insect defecation may not seem like one of the pressing scientific inquiries of our time, but in fact the feces of these wee creatures serves an extraordinary variety of functions in bug and human ...

The ancient Chinese practiced copromancy, the diagnosis of health based on the shape, size and texture of feces. So did the Egyptians, the Greeks and nearly every ancient culture. Even today, your ...