animals

Artificial whale poop could save the planet

Researchers found that fake whale poop might reduce carbon dioxide as well as feed ocean animals thanks to its nutrients.

3 years ago

Hippos spray poop when they hear a hippo stranger

The research found that apparently, hippos tend to spray their poop when they hear the call of unknown hippos.

3 years ago

Glitter and poo to analyze animals’ diet

Poop is the key to finding precious animal information but it's not easy to distinguish. So in an Australian zoo,…

3 years ago

A predator that looks like a bird dung

Some predators of the animal world look unbelievably like bird dung, a curious behavior of some species of spiders.

3 years ago

‘Poop rain’ on the prairies

A 'poop rain' is falling on some cities in Canada because of aphids, insects that eat tree sap but now…

3 years ago

Pikas eat yak poop to survive winters

Pikas eat yak poop to survive during winter since they can't hibernate through this season while they slow their metabolism.

3 years ago

Triassic insect found preserved in dinosaur poop

Dinosaur poop trapped a new kind of beetle from the Triassic. It's the first time that fossilized feces bring us…

3 years ago

Cow poo is powering crypto mining

Some farmers are mining cryptocurrencies using cow muck as a power source but not all that glitters is gold.

3 years ago

Monkeys poop a fruit tree new to science

In India, monkey poop helps the propagation of a fruit tree that science claims to be a new species called…

3 years ago

A Ted-Ed video tells about farts through a toon

A short animated video describes the world of farts, showing their peculiarity in the animal world and the world's most…

4 years ago