11 stories about poop to fix your crappy day... Fascinating fecal science.

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Flush those troubles far away.
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▼ Feeling neck-deep in the dregs of humanity? Poop will make you feel better. Enjoy these 11 science stories about the world’s most fabulous feces and feel the bad vibes just move right through you (and into the toilet where they belong).
We know how long it takes you to poop
Okay, so we don’t knowexactlyhow long a bowel movement takes you. But there’s less variation in this than you might think—even between different species. An elephant’s rectum is about 10 times longer than a cat’s, yet they poop in the same amount of time. Learn how much your bathroom  habits have in common with the  rest of the mammalian world.
You might be a super pooper
A fecal microbiota transplant is exactly what it sounds like: You take some good poop and put it into a bad gut, hoping that the microbes that keep the donor regular will take root and flourish in their distressed new home. Studies suggest that the best sources of poo for this potentially life-saving therapy are tummies full of a diverse variety of microbes. Find out whether your stool is truly super—and how to improve your gut health— here.
Some animals poop in cubes (▪ ▪ ▪)

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