A flurry of bizarre beauty therapies are trending on social media. But does the scientific research suggest they can be taken at face value? At the You & I Clinic in Seoul, South Korea, one of the ...

Wednesday marks the first day of a legal case that has roiled the city of Harahan and split neighbors and advocates into separate camps — all over the impact of bird poop. Harahan’s city court will ...

Birds. Some are sacred. Some are deadly. Some are delicious. They can fly, float, swim and sing. Science suggests these magnificent creatures descended from dinosaurs. But when their droppings descend ...

The pre-Inca Chincha Kingdom (circa 1000-1400 CE), along Peru’s southern coast, was one of the most wealthy and influential of its time before falling to the Inca and Spanish empires. Scientists have ...

Ceremonial digging stick or paddle from coastal Peru showing seabirds and possible maize sprouting from abstracted fish and stepped-terrace motifs, The Met Museum 1979.206.1025. New archaeological ...

New archaeological evidence reveals that seabird guano—nutrient-rich bird droppings—was not only essential to boosting corn yields and supercharging agriculture in ancient Peru, but it may have been a ...

(NEXSTAR) – Thousands of products are being recalled by Gold Star Distribution after it was discovered that one the distributor’s facilities had rodent and bird droppings in areas where products were ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A Central Lubbock business owner says thousands of birds are creating a messy problem right at her front door. Hairdresser Holli Baker owns The Socialite Salon on Glenna ...

A ruling on a matter of coffee-shop etiquette. Ryan writes: I was standing in line at a coffee shop when I noticed the woman in front of me. A bird had pooped on her bare shoulder. I had seconds to ...

Stealing a smooch under the mistletoe is a time-honored holiday tradition — but the word itself has an origin that invokes the exact opposite of romance. As part of NPR's "Word of the Week" series, we ...

The etymology of mistletoe — a plant with small, oval evergreen leaves and waxy white berries — may strike some as repugnant. From bird droppings to holiday kisses: How we ended up under the mistletoe ...