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Published Fossil feces infested with parasites from over 200 million years ago



Fossilized feces preserve evidence of ancient parasites that infected an aquatic predator over 200 m ...
Published How studying feces may help us boost white rhino populations - How Studying Feces May Help Us Boost White Rhino Populations



Researchers have identified significant differences in the gut microbiome of female southern white r...
Published Mummified feces reveals pre-Columbian cultures of the Caribbean consumed a diversity of plants



DNA analysis of mummified feces reveals two pre-Columbian Caribbean cultures ate a wide variety of p ...
Published Wood-eating clams use their feces to dominate their habitat - Wood-Eating Clams: How They Use Their Feces to Dominate Their Habitat



Researchers didn't know what to make of sunken pieces of wood that were so thoroughly chewed-up by c...
Published DNA from preserved feces reveals ancient Japanese gut environment



DNA from ancient feces can offer archaeologists new clues about the life and health of Japanese peop ...
Published Silkmoths: Different olfactory worlds of females and males



Female moths primarily use their sense of smell to find the best host plants on which to lay their e...
Published Researchers get to the 'bottom' of how beetles use their butts to stay hydrated - Researchers get to the 'bottom' of how beetles use their butts to stay hydrated


Beetles are champions at surviving in extremely dry environments. In part, this property is due to t...
Published Who knew that coprophagy was so vital for birds' survival?



New research explains how eating feces (known as coprophagy) shapes wild birds' digestive tracts (gu ...
Published Gray whales off Oregon Coast consume millions of microparticles per day



Researchers estimate that gray whales feeding off the Oregon Coast consume up to 21 million micropar...
Published Crows don't digest prions, may transport them to other locations - Crows don't digest prions, may transport them to other locations


Crows fed on prion-infected brains from mice can transmit these infectious agents in their feces and ...
Published Sea otters killed by unusual parasite strain - Sea Otters Killed by Unusual Parasite Strain


An unusually severe form of toxoplasmosis killed four sea otters and could pose a threat to other ma...
Published Kangaroo fecal microbes could reduce methane from cows - Kangaroo Fecal Microbes: A Potential Solution to Reduce Methane from Cows


Baby kangaroo feces might help provide an unlikely solution to the environmental problem of cow-prod ...
Published Effects of highly pathogenic avian influenza on canids investigated - Effects of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza on Canids Investigated


Researchers have revealed the effects of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus infection on an Ez...
Published Animals are key to restoring the world's forests - Animals are Key to Restoring the World's Forests



By dispersing seeds, animals can rapidly reestablish plant diversity in degraded forests. ABSTRACT:...
Published New discovery: Endangered Amami rabbit disperses seeds for non-photosynthetic plant - New Discovery: Endangered Amami Rabbit Disperses Seeds for Non-Photosynthetic Plant


Seed dispersal is an essential process for the evolution and ecology of terrestrial plants, making d...
Published Using sewage to forecast COVID-19 infections - Using Sewage to Forecast COVID-19 Infections


Sifting through sewage for SARS-CoV-2 genetic material could help authorities tailor infection contr...
Published Cheetah marking trees are hotspots for communication also for other species - Cheetah Marking Trees: Hotspots for Communication Among Other Species



Marking trees are important hotspots of communication for cheetahs: Here they exchange information w...
Published Air quality stations have collected vast stores of DNA by accident, a potentially 'game-changing' discovery for tracking global biodiversity - Air Quality Stations Unintentionally Collect DNA, a Game-Changing Discovery for Biodiversity Tracking



The accelerating loss of biodiversity and increasing rate of species extinction is a major threat to...
Published Prehistoric scat reveals 'Waves' of extinction in Colombia - Prehistoric Scat Reveals 'Waves' of Extinction in Colombia



Fungal spores found in dung have revealed that large animals went extinct in two 'waves' in the Colo...
Published It takes guts: Fungus living inside cave crickets reveals fungal evolution steps - It Takes Guts: Fungus Living Inside Cave Crickets Reveals Fungal Evolution Steps


A research group has found a new fungus from the group called Kickxellomycotina. The fungus, which w...