In urban settings, where soil fertility and water access can be limited, urine has gained quiet traction among permaculturists and eco-conscious gardeners. Once seen as taboo, human urine is quietly ...

Closer examination of this bodily fluid could improve health. A handful of years ago, scientists raised the flag about a troubling potential source of water pollution: American urine. Although trendy ...

Cloudy urine can signal underlying health issues beyond simple dehydration. Infections, kidney stones, diabetes, and STDs are ...

Chelsea Wald is a freelance reporter in The Hague, the Netherlands, and the author of Pipe Dreams: The Urgent Global Quest to Transform the Toilet. On Gotland, the largest island in Sweden, fresh ...