Charntel Wright was surprised when her son Arlo told her he wanted to be a fart for Halloween. Then, she blew the Internet ...

SAN DIEGO — You may want to think twice the next time you squeeze your cheeks together to hold in your gas. Farts have the potential to be released from your mouth if you hold them in, according to ...

Explore the science of flatulence—its causes, symptoms, management tips, and cultural insights. Learn why gas and farting are ...

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Passing gas: Everybody does it – and no one wants to admit it. This embarrassing habit may seem foul, but breaking wind is simply an unavoidable byproduct of our daily digestion. In fact, the average ...

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 ...

For someone who constantly deals with gases emitted from strangers’ derrieres, Dr. Lester Gottesman sure looks cheery. Then again, how could a man who explains that the signature smell of people’s ...

Even though it can be embarrassing and the subject of juvenile jokes, farting is a normal part of the digestive system. It's how you release excess gas from your gastrointestinal tract—a necessary ...

Determined to make her little boy's request come true, Wright got to work on creating the perfect fart costume. After hours ...

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 ...

Flatulence is one of those universal bodily functions that doesn’t get a lot of attention—except when it’s impossible to ...