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 ...

It all began with a teenager's typical and seemingly inconsequential question that stumped a dedicated zoologist: "Do snakes fart?" It all began with a teenager’s typical and seemingly inconsequential ...

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 ...

The definitive field guide for animal flatulence is finally here. “Does it Fart?” (Hachette) is an illustrated book about the fart capabilities of the animal kingdom. In the tome, authors Dani ...

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 ...

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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's ...

It all began with a teenager’s typical and seemingly inconsequential question that stumped a dedicated zoologist: “Do snakes fart?” (The answer, by the way, is mostly yes. But we’ll get to that and ...