• Sci Pry
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 24th, 2015
Scientists Actually Want to Mine Poop for Gold, Other Valuable Metals

Scientists Actually Want to Mine Poop for Gold, Other Valuable Metals

Apparently, buckets of gold and plenty of other precious metal end up at wastewater treatment plants every year

Shy Whale Poops on Group of Divers Trying to Photograph It

Shy Whale Poops on Group of Divers Trying to Photograph It

The good news is the divers eventually managed to snap a whole lot of photos of both the whale and the poop cloud

Watch: Bill Gates Drinks Water Made from Poop, No Joke

Watch: Bill Gates Drinks Water Made from Poop, No Joke

Now viral video shows the business magnate and inventor drinking actual water made from actual human waste

Watch: Why Poop Sometimes Turns Green, as Explained by Science

Watch: Why Poop Sometimes Turns Green, as Explained by Science

Video explains what happens in the human body that causes poop to turn green

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 24th, 2014
Cat Poop Might Hold the Key to Fighting Cancer

Cat Poop Might Hold the Key to Fighting Cancer

Researchers hope that organism in cat poop will one day serve as cancer treatment

33-Million-Year Old Poop Expected to Fetch $10,000 (€7,393) at Auction

33-Million-Year Old Poop Expected to Fetch $10,000 (€7,393) at Auction

The poop will be auctioned off next week at the I.M. Chait Gallery in California, US

Please Stop Pooping in the Hallways, US EPA Forced to Tell Employees

Please Stop Pooping in the Hallways, US EPA Forced to Tell Employees

Internal email reveals EPA employees in Denver don't yet know how to use a toilet

A Woman's Bag Can Contain Deadly Pathogens, Even Traces of Poop

A Woman's Bag Can Contain Deadly Pathogens, Even Traces of Poop

Researchers recommend that women clean their bags more often

Watch: “The Poop Cycle” Explains What Happens After You Flush

Watch: “The Poop Cycle” Explains What Happens After You Flush

Video details what happens to human waste after it goes down the sewage pipe

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 6th, 2013
Poop Analysis Helps Researchers Better Monitor the World's Kangaroo Populations

Poop Analysis Helps Researchers Better Monitor the World's Kangaroo Populations

DNA collected from these animals' droppings expected to help with conservation efforts

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 17th, 2013
Poop Present in Public Swimming Pools, CDC Says

Poop Present in Public Swimming Pools, CDC Says

Study shows over 50% of public pools contain traces of fecal matter