How often do we fart? Turns out, scientists may not be completely sure — but one new invention is looking to change that.

A team of scientists at the University of Maryland (UMD) is gathering first-of-its-kind data through a device you put on your underwear.

Scientists used smart underwear to track how often people fart, revealing surprising results about gut microbes and what’s ...

Researchers have created “Smart Underwear,” a wearable device that measures flatulence by detecting hydrogen produced by gut microbes. Early tests suggest people may pass gas about 32 times a day—much ...

Zen digesters” rarely fart. “Hydrogen hyperproducers” fart a lot. Scientists are investigating what is typical.

Farts, or flatulance, is caused by bacterial fermentation. When undigested food such as sugar, fibre or starch reaches the colon, it is broken down by bacteria, which then produces gas. Aerophagia, or ...