Human Waste

There's no solid evidence that bird flu is spreading among people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday amid an outbreak of the virus in dairy cows.

Lid up or down? Flush every time? Bleach or bathroom cleaner? Your approach can help keep your health and the planet from going down the pan

More than 70 people have fallen sick in the United Kingdom with Cyclospora infections after visiting Mexico. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it

Worms evolved to turn plant and animals wastes into soil. After more than 600 million years, they're perfectly adapted to the task. Aristotle is quoted as saying "Worms are the intestines of the Earth" and it's not a bad analogy for what they do. Earthworms' bodies works as 'biofilters'. They ingest and degrade organic wastes, converting them into nutrient-dense and microbially-rich soil. Their burrows aerate the…

Public health officials have identified a new outbreak of 11 infections from E. Coli. Investigators from the Food and Drug Administration are looking for

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Residents are being asked to boil their running water before consuming it or washing dishes for the next 24 hours.

Last year, a car fueled by human waste toured the European countryside, covering more than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles). It was the culmination of To-Syn-Fuel, a pathfinding project using technology developed by Germany's Fraunhofer Institute UMSICHT to make 50,000 liters (13,200 gallons) of biocrude oil from 500 tons of sewage sludge. The trip marked a […]

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U.S. health officials on Wednesday approved the first pill made from healthy bacteria found in human waste to fight dangerous gut infections — an easier way ...

They stop your food from sticking to the pan. They prevent stains in clothes and carpets. They help firefighting foam to extinguish fires. But the very thing that makes "forever chemicals" so useful also makes them dangerous.

Sewage is a vital part of a circular economy—and we have the tech to make good use of it. Why don't we?

Phosphorus use in the U.K. needs to be better managed and used in a much more sustainable way to reduce river pollution and increase resilience over rising fertilizer prices, say researchers.

Large numbers of businesses in eThekwini on South Africa's eastern seaboard—which includes the port city of Durban—rely heavily on tourism. It's a popular holiday destination, only six hours by road from Johannesburg. Millions of people living inland head to the warm coastline over the country's extended December/January school holiday break. But maybe not this year.

NASA's Artemis I launch is a major step forward in humans going deeper and spending longer in space than ever before.

Bioprocessing and heat-treatment would take place right on your toilet.

Over two-thirds of the world lacks access to sewered toilets, resulting in massive environmental contamination and the spread of disease. That's where Loowatt comes in. The London-based company sells waterless toilets that flush, used for urban and portable applications.

The remains of dozens of medieval British Augustine friars discovered by the University of Cambridge were plagued with twice the parasitic intestinal worms of the general population at the time, a new study found.

8 waste products that come back to haunt us.

There was once an unfortunate event called the Great Stink. It took place in Central London during the summer of 1858 when the sweltering heat magnified the odors of untreated human waste on the ba…