Modern analytical tools are no less than a time machine. From their 21st-century labs, researchers can peer into the everyday lives, hygiene, and even the parasites that plagued the people who lived ...

Identifying the Portable Toilets of Ancient Rome Press release University of British Columbia February 14, 2022 (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis) ...

Researchers studying mineralized waste from 2nd–4th century Roman toilets in Bulgaria have found the earliest reliable Mediterranean evidence of the parasite Cryptosporidium. The discovery, alongside ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. It can ...