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Your poop could save lives – and 'stool banks' will even pay you for it

November 28, 2025 | Bronwyn Thompson
You may be sitting on – so to speak – a very valuable asset that scientists would love to get their hands on: your poop. As well as blood, plasma and organs, you can now donate fecal samples to stool banks for research and use in transplants.

A drying lake is triggering weird seismic activity deep beneath its basin

November 25, 2025 | Chelsea Haney
We tend to think earthquakes are predominantly driven by deep-Earth forces. But a new discovery reshapes that long-held assumption suggesting lake-level fluctuations can stir the shallow crust influencing earthquake risk and tectonic plate movement.

Innovative wildfire protection spray hijacks your garden hose

November 27, 2025 | Loz Blain
As part of its 3-part DIY home wildfire protection kit, Safe Soss has patented an innovative spray bottle that connects to a standard garden hose to disperse a fireproofing spray that becomes a fertilizer to promote regrowth.

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