Who amongst us hasn’t wondered if a snake can fart? Dani Rabiotti, a quantitative ecologist, posed that question to Twitter in 2017. Her inquiry into animal flatulence went viral, of course. From ...

It all began with a teenager's typical and seemingly inconsequential question that stumped a dedicated zoologist: "Do snakes fart?" It all began with a teenager’s typical and seemingly inconsequential ...

Farting. We all do it. Squeaky or silent, smelly or scentless, fueled by protein or by sparkling water, farts are the body's way of releasing gas that builds up in the digestive tract. Here's a ...

Scientists around the world have teamed up to carry out one of mankind’s most important missions: compiling a spreadsheet that helpfully sorts animals based on whether or not they fart. Since you’ve ...

Scientists are embarking on the noblest of data-gathering missions, delivering us laypeople the animal information we all sorely wanted but were too timid to ask about. Which animals fart? The open, ...

Grizzly bears, dogs, and even cockroaches fart. Do sea anemones? Nope. As for spiders, no one knows. Daniella Rabaiotti and Nick Caruso’s new book, Does It Fart?, is illustrated by Ethan Kocak and ...

Nick Caruso and Dani Rabaiotti didn’t set out to become the Internet's designated animal fart experts, and certainly didn't expect to write the book on the subject, but you can't shake destiny. In ...

Every other Friday on Morning Edition, Outside/In host Sam Evans-Brown tackles a question from a listener. Sarah from South Carolina Asks: “My husband and I were discussing the very interesting topic ...