The holidays are one of the busiest times of the year, anyone can attest to that. Every year, I have these grand ideas about holding onto some of my favorite films or waiting until the last minute to ...

Most people have a preferred way of communication—phone, text, email—but bare-nosed wombats have an unusual way of relaying information. The Australian marsupial communicates by … there's no delicate ...

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 ...

Everyone poops. But how often? Given the fact that modern society has, for good reason, sequestered the ritual to isolation, it’s normal to wonder what it’s like—and the frequency with which it ...

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This seabird poops on the fly. Streaked shearwaters, oceanic birds that spend much of their time out on the open Pacific Ocean, defecate almost exclusively in the air, researchers report August 18 in ...

Streaked shearwaters keep a very regular rhythm throughout their daily foraging flights, shedding about 5 percent of their body mass every hour. By Elizabeth Preston Scientists who attach video ...

You may be able to tell a lot about your health from how often you poop. “In the scientific literature, we see strong associations between bowel movement frequency abnormalities (constipation, in ...

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Parents of babies and pets don’t think twice about discussing their little ones’ poop. They laugh over vile diaper explosions, read Everyone Poops at bedtime, scoop up puppy dookie and ponder its ...

A "ghost poop" isn't a bowel movement you should fear — it's something to aim for. Antonio Hugo Photo via Getty Images “Ghost poops” might sound like an inherently scary type of bowel movement, but ...