A cutting-edge test can now identify the source of feces faster and more accurately than previous methods. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience.

Kennedy Jr. took a plunge into the waters of Washington, DC’s notoriously contaminated Rock Creek — where swimming is banned because of high levels of fecal bacteria. “Mother’s Day hike ...

Fecal transplants have been successfully used to treat gastrointestinal conditions. Researchers are currently studying whether they may also be used for weight loss and other metabolic issues. A ...

SAN DIEGO -- Administering fecal microbiota via colonoscopy instead of rectally prevented recurrence of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) for up to 2 months with no major safety signals, according ...

NMDC, India's largest iron ore producer, showcased a strong performance in April, achieving a 15% increase in iron ore production, reaching 4 million tonnes. Sales also saw a rise of 3%, totaling ...

The researchers also reintroduced microbes to the mice after antibiotics through fecal microbial transplants. The rationale behind using these transplants is that it can restore a healthy equilibrium ...

A troubled woman with a “zombie-like state of mind” is terrorizing a fancy uptown co-op by urinating in elevators, vomiting on floors and smearing feces on the walls, according to a new ...

Police say they’re looking for a perp who shot a pellet gun at a woman holding a 2-month-old baby girl in a twisted drive-by Friday on Staten Island. The suspect, who was a passenger in a silver ...

A protected royal spoonbill (kōtuku ngutupapa) was put down after it was found with a shotgun pellet injury to one of its wings. The news comes after Auckland Zoo euthanised a juvenile Antipodean ...

The recent political agreement on the European Commission’s proposed legislation to prevent plastic pellet losses reflects this pragmatic approach to policymaking. It demonstrates how policies can be ...