pandemic Modern bathroom design is a direct response to pandemic planning Thom Dunn

Science Sewage could reveal true scope of coronavirus outbreak, scientists say Xeni Jardin

new york All aboard the Alabama shit train! Seamus Bellamy

sewage These artisanal popsicles look cool, but they can make you very sick Carla Sinclair

Environment Halifax declares war on "flushable" wipes Andrea James

Gadgets Plungers are disgusting so the Toiletsaber is changing the toilet clearing game Boing Boing's Shop

brazil President Bolsonaro boasts that Brazilians can bathe in excrement and not get sick Mark Frauenfelder

coronavirus Britain's sewers blocked by toilet paper alternatives Rob Beschizza

books The beauty of sewers before the first flush David Pescovitz

disasters Human body trapped in sewage screen causes 14.5 million gallon sewage spill Mark Frauenfelder

scholarship The rich poop different: measuring inequality with sewage Cory Doctorow

Science An unintended consequence of New York's new clean water is a return of destructive marine borers John Struan

microplastics Microplastics in drinking water is likely not harmful to people, World Health Organization says Mark Frauenfelder

fatbergs Latest fatberg news Rob Beschizza

books Gollancz has published its first anthology of South Asian Science Fiction Cory Doctorow

class war Burning Man purges one-percenter camp that charged up to $100K, littered like crazy, and ripped off its attendees Cory Doctorow

travel My life on the road: shit fountains and dump stations Seamus Bellamy

fluoxetine Study: anti-depressants could lead to antibiotic-resistant bacteria Seamus Bellamy