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 ...

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

A team of scientists in Switzerland is collecting and deep-freezing human poop in what they call a “doomsday” vault. The goal is to protect the invisible microbial world inside us for future ...

In late 2023, Alexandra, a 66-year-old retired woman in D.C., was defrosting a piece of human feces that she purchased over the internet. Her goal was to reduce the stool into a sloshy, biologically ...

Here's the scoop on ancient human poop. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Everybody poops, but only some of that poop fossilizes, ...