This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. How poop could help feed the planet A new industrial facility ...

Beware if you’re in the poop zone! Tourists at SeaWorld San Antonio didn’t expect the orca splash zone to feature a wave of killer whale fecal matter. Audience member Alex Bermudez, who captured the ...

The smiling poop emoji is just five years old, but it has already infiltrated American culture, inspiring everything from halloween costumes to nail decals. Now it’s the jumping-off point for The Shit ...

Scientists found Eurasian otter poop on Lantau Island and rediscovered an “elusive” mammal considered locally extinct for decades. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto A pair walking along the coast ...

The world's most expensive coffee comes from the rear end of a small mammal from South Asia known as an Asian common palm civet. To better understand what makes the brew so special, researchers from ...