New Zealand to establish a fart tax
New Zealand is going to tax farmers for the farts produced by their cows and sheep in order to reduce polluting gas emissions.
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Effects of aging reverse by using young mouse poop
A recent finding showed that fecal bacteria living in the gut of young mice can help reverse organ aging.
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.
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.
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, they found a solution.
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.
‘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 are causing problems for inhabitants.
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.
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 this kind of insect.
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.