For over a century, Kopi luwak has been both admired and questioned. It’s made from coffee cherries eaten by the Asian palm ...

Experts from Greenpeace Switzerland were startled when they analyzed feces from a variety of wild animals. "Oh s***, microplastics," the researchers titled their findings. While comical, the droppings ...

Learn how these slow-moving creatures recycle nutrients through their poop to keep coral reefs thriving and oceans balanced.

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, ...

A lot of things will lie to you in your life, but not poop. Close examination of animal scat will help you identify not only the species but how recently the animal was there, its sex, what it ate, ...

Feces are a valuable tool in the world of animal identification. It might sound gross, but it’s one of the best ways to determine an animal’s behavior. An animal’s poop, known as scat, tells you where ...

Climate change is melting away glaciers around the world, but in the Andes Mountains, a wild relative of the llama is helping local ecosystems adapt to these changes by dropping big piles of dung.