Most people think of animal poo as smelly brown waste. But for researchers from the University of Leicester, it's their ...

Can the feces of endangered species prevent disease from diabetes? Yes, say UK scientists, who discovered some “zoo poo” contains viruses called bacteriophages that can kill “superbugs,” including the ...

Professor Suzannah Williams wishes she didn’t have to spend her days analyzing poop samples. It’s a dirty job; but someone’s got to do it. Biodiversity is rapidly dwindling, with wildlife populations ...

About six to eight times a year, Seattle gardeners hustle to Woodland Park Zoo to shovel animal manure into buckets, or into the backs of their pickup trucks. Five buckets cost $15. A truckload costs ...

This weekend in metro Detroit offers a variety of activities, from Earth Day events and volunteer opportunities for a cleaner, greener Earth to mouthwatering culinary experiences in Dearborn. You can ...

CINCINNATI (AP) -- An Ohio zoo has become the repository for the world's largest collection of polar bear poop as researchers work to create a pregnancy test to aid the survival of this endangered ...