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 ...

The coffee-eating elephants developed a unique microbial community. Specifically, researchers found a surge in Acinetobacter bacteria—a group known for hanging out on coffee beans—suggesting the beans ...

The je ne sais quoi that gives Black Ivory coffee its smooth, chocolatey flavor may lurk deep in the bowels of Earth's ...

Feb. 6 (UPI) --The Memphis Zoo in Tennessee is celebrating Valentine's Day by giving fans the chance to send a cute red panda video to their sweethearts -- or a video of an elephant pooping to their ...

The study also found that these elephants had a more diverse mix of gut microbes, including bacteria linked to pectin ...

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 ...