I was on the phone with a friend recently when she paused mid-conversation to say she had to run out and buy period underwear for her daughter. “Period underwear?” I said. I’d heard the phrase before ...

Continuing hurriedly along the corridor regardless of what’s happening, my cheeks flush as I feel a gushing flow trickle down my thigh, over my ankle and into my left ballet pump. It ...

I think it’s pretty crazy that it’s 2026 and we still have no way to measure farts,” Hall said. “One in five people say they ...

There’s now wearable tech that tracks your gas output throughout the day. Researchers say it’s meant to create a medical baseline for digestive health. It snaps into your underwear and measures ...

One night my dad and I are watching this crazy dark thunderstorm from our porch. A massive lightning bolt lit up the sky, and ...

Some breakthroughs change humanity forever. Others, not so much. This one clips discreetly onto your underwear and monitors how often you fart – the status of your flatus. And no, it's not April ...

As I type this, a battery-powered computer tucked in my, er, swimsuit area is monitoring for my next flatus. Yes, flatus means “fart.” Don’t judge me—it’s for science. This sensing device, which would ...

Thankfully, his handsome nostrils survived to share the ordeal. It's a tale as old as time and as pungent as Limburger cheese in a car without air conditioning. The "Scream 7" star, 54, recounted his ...

An ongoing research project using ‘Smart Underwear’ wants to unlock secrets of the gut microbiome by tracking how often people fart throughout the day. A team of scientists created a new device that ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Kelly Ripa got the chance to gas up Mark Consuelos on Live with Kelly and Mark—for his gas, no less. On Thursday’s episode, Ripa informed viewers of “smart underwear” ...

Farting is one of the body’s most common — and necessary — digestive processes. Gas is created as gut bacteria digests the food we eat, or as the result of swallowing air (aerophagia), and releasing ...

Scientists at the University of Maryland are aiming to answer that question in a new nationwide study that uses “Smart Underwear” to track how much participants pass gas each day. The research, led by ...