Known as the Cambrian Explosion, this flurry of rapid evolution produced most of the animal phyla and ecosystems we see around us today. And it may have taken off because some of those early animals ...

Around 540 million years ago, the biological landscape of Earth went through a huge transformation called the Cambrian ...

A study of fossilized feces, known as coprolites, from 540 million years ago found fecal matter likely played a significant ...

At least 20 mistreated and matted Border Collies were rescued from a Florida hellhole house that was filled with “feces over ...

That’s the premise of a paper published earlier this month in Trends in Ecology & Evolution. The research began as an effort to categorize known examples of fossilized poop, or coprolites, from both ...

Called the Cambrian explosion, scientists have no idea why it happened. “We see the first evidence of basically every major animal group all pop into existence,” says Karma Nanglu, a paleontologist ...

Is it the theory of evo-poo-tion? While poop may seem like a revolting subject, it could could also be responsible for life ...

They have dark caps and grow along the forest floor, but these are no harmless fungi—they’re parasitic plants that get their nutrients from the roots of nearby plants. Each yeasty-smelling B. fungosa ...

When you're looking for ways to stop birds from pooping on your car, the best approach is usually to reduce the things ...

The researchers call this process the ‘fecal revolution.’ Their analysis suggests that growing quantities of animal waste redistributed organic matter and nutrients, helping marine ecosystems become ...

Let me tell you about my incredible day at Busch Wildlife Sanctuary in Jupiter Farms! "We're a wildlife hospital, so we take ...