Archeologists found evidence that ancient Romans may have used a medical treatment involving perfume... and human feces.
Researchers found a tiny bottle from ancient Rome that contained fecal residue and traces of aromatics, offering evidence ...
Ancient Greco-Roman texts discuss the use of excrement in medicine, but this is the first direct evidence we've found that ...
The vial, also known as an unguentarium, is commonly believed to have held perfumes or cosmetic oils. A new chemical analysis revealed evidence that ancient Roman physicians used human feces in ...
A small glass vial buried nearly two millennia ago is forcing archaeologists to confront an uncomfortable truth about ancient ...
Archaeologists analyzing a vial from Turkey have found the first physical evidence that ancient civilization used human feces to treat infections and inflammation ...
When some ancient Romans were feeling a little under the weather, they were treated with human feces. While this practice was mentioned in ancient Greco-Roman medical texts by figures such as Pliny ...
Best Medicine has never pretended Martin Best is the only interesting person in Port Wenn, but “Take Me Out of the Ballgame” finally proves it. While Martin is out here accidentally breaking a ...
Do as the Romans doo? It’s not just plumbing that the ancient Italians pioneered. Turkish scientists have found a 1,900-year-old Roman vial that could provide the first concrete evidence of human poop ...
Two Canadian clinical trials show poop pills could help patients respond to immunotherapy while also reducing toxic side effects of cancer drugs The findings represent a giant step forward in using ...
At this point, you’re probably tired of hearing about poop in the Game of Thrones franchise. That’s not a sentence I ever expected to write, but after HBO’s new prequel show debuted with a close-up ...
Imagine you're out for a walk in Fort Collins with your dog (quite possibly named Luna, Bella or Max). Because you are a responsible pet owner and a good neighbor, you've brought a waste bag and ...