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 ...

Flatulence is one of those universal bodily functions that doesn’t get a lot of attention—except when it’s impossible to ignore. In the animal kingdom, some species are gas-producing machines, while ...

Finding Farting Animals with the Hashtag '#DoesItFart'?! “Someone asked if snakes can fart, and I have no idea. Do snakes fart?” On January 8, 2017, Daniella Rabaiotti, a Ph.D. student at the ...

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 ...

Colleen Mercier normally doesn’t like clutter in her house, but seeing stacked boxes of remote-controlled, flatulence-sounding machines in her living room has brought her some much-needed joy. Colleen ...