Seal Poop Sample Contained a Surprise: A Working USB Stick The hardware survived despite getting eaten, and then frozen in a lab. New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research is ...

Apparently, USB thumb drives can survive getting eaten by a seal. Scientists in New Zealand say they uncovered a still-functioning USB stick from some animal seal poop last month. The country's ...

(Aug. 28, 2015)– It’s the middle of the day for Eric, a 24-year-old research assistant at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and nature is calling. Eric leaves his job and hops a train. Then a ...

Harvard researchers make the case for people storing their poop when young, in order to restore their gut microbiomes later in life. Reading time 3 minutes Experts at Harvard and elsewhere are ...

Dr. Emma Allen-Vercoe keeps a freezer full of feces at her lab at the University of Guelph. The associate professor of molecular and cellular biology studies the human gut microbiota, the world of ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In 1994, when Kate Detwiler, then a junior in college, rode the bus ...

You've seen the infomercials that promise you'll earn easy money, but it might not get any easier than selling your poop. Yes, you heard that right. A Massachusetts company called OpenBiome is ...

A 1,500-year-old chunk of fossilized human poop found at a former rock shelter in Texas contains evidence of an ancient hunter-gatherer who consumed an entire rattlesnake—including a fang.

Question: My dog was recently due for his yearly checkup and vaccinations. The receptionist called me the day before to remind me and asked me to bring a stool sample. I said ok and forgot about it ...