Zen digesters” rarely fart. “Hydrogen hyperproducers” fart a lot. Scientists are investigating what is typical.

Study participants wearing the Smart Underwear farted on average 32 times a day, which is more than the 10 to 20 farts a day that people have self-reported before.

While breaking wind could help protect against Alzheimer’s and postpartum depression, there can be too much of a “good” thing. Scientists recently discovered that we’re passing gas a lot more often ...

Scientists have created a wearable sensor that attaches to your underwear and tracks your gut bacteria in real time by measuring the hydrogen gas in your flatulence. And no, that’s not a setup for a ...

The scientists will develop the Human Flatus Atlas, which quantifies the dynamic range of intestinal gas production. Read ...

Feedback is excited to learn that University of Maryland researchers are measuring farts in a bid to build a Human Flatus Atlas, a project that seems destined for an Ig Nobel ...

Do quiet farts smell worse than loud ones? Doctors explain why flatulence happens, what causes gas to smell, and whether the ...