When nature calls and a public toilet is the only choice, the hygiene levels can often be pretty grim. But while it might be tempting to try to hover above the dirty seat, scientists say this is a bad ...

We at Shots don't shy away from talking about poop, as Michaeleen Doucleff demonstrated last month with her post on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's investment in fake feces. Poop talk may strike ...

Innovation, fundamentally, has been about the new and improved. But some recently introduced ideas take us back to an older way of doing things, reversing technological advancements that have led us, ...

Editor's note: China is one of the most popular vacation destinations in the world among foreign travelers. However, one thing that many people find surprising when they first get to China is the ...

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