An investigation into pit latrine microbes could offer ways to improve public health and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, say researchers.

Squash bugs carry a gut bacterium that's key to their development into adults, but don't have it as nymphs. New findings reveal how they get it.

What people say they've eaten and what they've actually eaten are often two very different lists of foods. Their poop could reveal the truth.

The gut microbiomes of female southern white rhinos who reproduce successfully in captivity differ from those who are not, a study finds.

"There are big psychological barriers to advancing smart toilets. People think it's too dirty, or they feel uncomfortable about it..."

Red-bellied lemur poop reveals that the males experience a fourfold increase in a female sex hormone when their mates are pregnant.

A new study finds an unlikely solution to the environmental problem of methane from cow farts: Baby kangaroo feces.

Some people get more energy out of the same food. New research indicates that gut microbes may be why.

The gut microbiomes of marten living in the wild is very different that those living near people, researchers find.