No matter what kind of animal you are, chances are you’re going to have to poop at one point or another. After the body takes in food and it passes through the digestive system, the leftovers your ...
Poo is big business in the open ocean. It's a vital source of nutrients for many aquatic plants, and helps sequester vast amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. But studying poo and pooing behavior in ...
Children with functional constipation often report that they do not feel the urge to defecate. A recent study has used colonic manometry to show that these children are aware of the urge to defecate, ...