A new study shows that organic residues from a Roman-era glass medicinal vial came from human feces.

Do as the Romans doo? It’s not just plumbing that the ancient Italians pioneered. Turkish scientists have found a ...

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

A team of scientists in Switzerland is collecting and deep-freezing human poop in what they call a "doomsday" vault. The goal is to protect the invisible microbial world inside us for future ...