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Humans Colonized Polynesia Much Earlier Than Previously Thought

Richard Sima, freelance science writer by Richard J. Sima 13 May 20205 June 2023

Evidence from mud, charcoal, and feces suggests humans arrived in East Polynesia during the driest period in 2 millennia.

A person applies manure to an agricultural field in winter, with cattle in distance.
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Manure Happens: The Environmental Toll of Livestock Antibiotics

Laura Poppick, freelance science writer by L. Poppick 8 November 201915 October 2021

New findings suggest antibiotics in cow manure can alter soil microbial activity, with implications for soil fertility and carbon emissions.

An excavation conducted at an Adélie penguin colony on Earle Island (one of theDanger Islands), Antarctica.
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Penguin Poop Keeps a Record of Antarctic Glaciation

by B. Bedford 11 December 20184 October 2021

Scientists are digging up Adélie penguin guano to study millennia of Antarctica’s history.

Plastic water bottles
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Microplastics Found in Human Stool

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 23 October 20184 October 2021

Tiny slivers of plastic are making it all the way into humans’ guts and into their feces, a new study shows.

A computer rendering of a Brachiosaurus. Herbivores like brachiosaurs likely helped distribute nutrients through their poop.
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Signatures of Dinosaur Poop Found in Cretaceous Coal Seams

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 31 October 20174 October 2021

Coal analysis suggests that plant-eating dinosaurs, by walking kilometers between their picnic areas and their toilets, distributed important nutrients widely and boosted ecosystem health.

Scientist with guano core.
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Bat Guano: A Possible New Source for Paleoclimate Reconstructions

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 14 December 20164 October 2021

Nitrogen isotopes within samples of bat excrement accurately reflect modern precipitation patterns. So could guano serve as a paleoclimate record?

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How Bat Breath and Guano Can Change the Shapes of Caves

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 9 November 201513 October 2022

Researchers working in caves in Borneo and elsewhere are finding evidence that biological processes shape many tropical caves by slowly eating away at surrounding rock.

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