Feces, dung, poop: words that never fail to make a 12-year-old boy laugh. But they have no place in highly advanced scientific processes, right? Well, that’s where you’d be wrong. Researchers ...

MOSSEL BAY, South Africa (AP) — The makers of a South African gin infused with elephant dung swear their use of the animal's excrement is no gimmick. The creators of Indlovu Gin, Les and Paula Ansley, ...

Just like some people, elephants seem to prefer a rich palette of foods, research out this week suggests. Studying decades-old poop, researchers found that elephants tend to have diverse diets that ...

The world is connected in surprising ways. A new study gives the latest example - how African elephant poop helps make American-made guitars. As NPR's Nate Rott reports, the study also comes with a ...

On the Greek island of Crete, goats spend their summer days idly snacking on dry grass. Then they poop it out, leading to epiphanies for materials engineers like Dr. Alexander Bismarck of the ...