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Laxatives are having a major cultural renaissance — so much so that soaring demand for the drugs is reportedly causing a national shortage.

LAX Terminal

Developments

"It's crazy to think that our collective bowel dysfunction problems have gotten so bad that we're literally running out of stool softeners."

Americans Are Buying So Many Laxatives That It’s Creating a Shortage

iRobot, the makers of the Roomba robot vacuum, specifically trained the new model's AI to avoid running over dop poop and smearing it everywhere.

Poop Patrol

It's about time.

New Roomba Boasts Dog Poop-Avoiding AI

On Thursday, the CDC tweeted out their warning to not swim if you’re experiencing the effects of diarrhea and other intestinal-related illnesses this summer.

Poop Scoop

“Don’t poop in the water.”

CDC Warns Americans Not to Have Diarrhea in the Pool

Brands We Love

This year, surprise her with a stunning gift made from a historical or scientific artifact.

For Valentine’s Day, Mini Museum Makes Jewelry That's Unlike Anything You've Ever Seen

With Reel toilet paper, you can help the planet without sacrificing comfort. 

Finally, There's a Sustainable Bamboo Toilet Paper That's as Gentle as Traditional TP

Mini Museum offers earrings and pendants made from coprolite – fossilized dino feces.

Dinosaur Poop Jewelry Is the Perfect Gift for the Science Lover Who Has Everything

Spanish scientists just let some photosynthetic bacteria go to town on stool samples. They turned it into biofuel and filtered out any greenhouse gases.

Brown Gold

“Household sewage” can now be turned into hydrogen gas and useable carbon.

A Purple, Photosynthetic Bacteria Can Turn Your Poop Into Power

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation invested big money in new sanitation technology, yielding developments that could save hundreds of thousands of lives.

Gold Nuggets

Gates thinks better sanitation can save half a million lives and $200 billion.

Bill Gates Wants to Save Lives and Money With High-Tech Toilets

Crap News

Our plastic waste can now be found in our... uhh... bodily waste.

Microplastics Are Already in Our Bodies, According to a New Study

Hey Guys I Don't Feel So Good

A little buzzer combats constipation and doubles bowel movements.

Edible Tech Is Finally Useful, Is Here to Help You Poop

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