Researchers find disturbing discovery in 100% of livestock fecal samples tested: 'A wake-up call'

To determine how prevalent the plastic waste was inside the animals, the researchers also tested the animals' feces. They found high levels of microplastics, much higher than levels seen in ...
CNN

Scientists find first physical evidence that Romans used human poop as medicine

Researchers in Turkey say they have unearthed archaeological evidence that the Romans used human feces in medical treatments. Although Roman texts described the practice, this is the first time that ...
Scientific American

Scientists gave the same sample to seven at-home microbiome tests. The results were dramatically different

The results were even more disparate than the team had expected. Of the more than 1,200 families of microbes identified by all the tests combined, just three microbe families were present in all seven ...
Phys.org

Research team finds E. coli, other pathogens in Potomac River after sewage spill

Following one of the largest sewage spills in U.S. history, University of Maryland researchers have detected high levels of fecal-related bacteria and disease-causing pathogens in the Potomac River, ...