At the end of the Ice Age, temperatures around the globe started to climb, leading to an increase in vegetation. Scientists ...

New analysis of ancient fossilized rocks known as stromatolites, preserved in southern Zimbabwe, suggests strong links to hydrothermal nutrient recycling, 'meaning that early life may in part have ...

At a shocking 20 centimeters (8 inches) long and 5 centimeters (2 inches) wide, this coprolite is the largest intact piece of ...

Stool softeners, also known as emollient laxatives, are over-the-counter (OTC) medications used to soften hard stools. While other types of laxatives stimulate the digestive tract or draw water into ...

Seeing your poop float might surprise you. But it's usually nothing to worry about. More often than not, it's related to something you ate. Other times, floating poop can be a symptom of an underlying ...

Sometimes, people have poop that's so dark it looks black. It might also have a sticky consistency, like that of tar. If your poop is black, it might be due to a change in your diet, a new ...

Causes of green poop fall under a few categories: food, medications, supplements, or infections. It can be disconcerting if your stool looks different than normal. Green poop is not usually cause ...

ZACHARY, La. (WAFB/Gray News) – The mom of a 6-year-old girl in Louisiana said her daughter was forced to clean up her own feces after she had an accident at school that was caused by her dairy ...

Palaeontology is the study of prehistoric species, mostly ones that are extinct. It focuses primarily on fossil data, using a variety of physical, chemical and biological techniques to analyse them.

Yet, how often we poop, how long it takes to do it and what our stool looks like can actually reveal a lot about our health. We talked with three gastroenterologists about how often you should ...

A research team led by Professor Wang Min from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has discovered two bird fossils in Jurassic ...

These remains, including bones, footprints and even fossilized feces, help the scientists to put together the puzzle of life millions of years ago. These fossils give important information about ...