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'Crypto' Parasite Top Culprit for Pool-Related Illnesses
By Sara G. Miller published
If you got sick from swimming in a pool last summer, there's a good chance it was due to a tiny parasite called Cryptosporidium.
Why Do Peeps Oreos Turn Poop Pink?
By Sara G. Miller published
Easter eggs aren't the only things that are turning pink this spring: Some people are reporting that a special edition "Peeps-flavored" Oreos are turning poop pink.
Rhinos' Communal Toilets Are Poo-Powered Social Networks
By Mindy Weisberger published
It's complicated: White rhinos use dung to share status updates.
Bird Poop Cools the Arctic. No, It Won't Offset Climate Warming
By Laura Geggel published
Bird poop is a messy nuisance in the Arctic, but the droppings from seabirds actually have a beneficial effect: slightly cooling the region threatened by climate change, a new study finds.
1,200 Pieces of Fossilized Poop Earn Collector Guinness Record
By Kacey Deamer published
Though some people may be wary of a poop collection, the fossils are hard as a rock and don't smell.
9 Disgusting Things That the FDA Allows in Your Food
By Sara G. Miller published
It's probably a bad idea to scroll through the Food and Drug Administration's "Defect Levels Handbook" before a meal.
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