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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

There was a time when nobody picked up after their dogs – and it would have been considered disgusting to do so. What caused the change in attitude? A PE teacher from Cardiff called Tony is frozen ...

Scientists have discovered that gut-born bacteria may hold the secret for treatments of everything from IBD to Parkinson’s disease. Now they just need samples from the people living in the most ...

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 ...

“Trainwreck: Poop Cruise” recounts the 2013 engine room fire on the Carnival Triumph that left it stranded with thousands of passengers. The Netflix documentary features passenger footage and ...

"That’s when poo products made from healthy donor poo are transplanted into another person to improve their health." New Atlas has covered fecal transplantation extensively, and there's growing ...

Nadeem O. Kaakoush receives funding from Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council, and the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation (US). BiomeBank and Centre for Digestive Diseases, mentioned ...

It has been described as nutty, chocolatey, earthy and even fishy: a wildly expensive coffee that can sell for more than 100 times the price of regular brews, made from beans eaten and excreted by ...

"Ghost poop" is a bowel movement that seemingly disappears without a trace after you flush the toilet. There’s no sign of it either in the toilet paper that you used to wipe your butt or in the toilet ...

Whales of all shapes and sizes play a significant role in the health of marine ecosystems. About 50% of the air humans breathe is produced by the ocean, thanks to phytoplankton and whale waste. The ...