Martin Lewis has revealed his ‘SAD FART’ trick to help shoppers understand their rights and get refunds or repairs on faulty ...

Eric Swalwell spectacularly crashed out in his gubernatorial run for California governor on Sunday — and by Monday, he’d ...

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 ...

Everybody farts. The question is how often? And how much gas is too much gas to pass? Those are questions that arose from frustration with a piece of lab equipment. To see the fart sensor in action, ...

When Brantley Hall opened enrollment for his Human Flatus Atlas project to measure how much wind people break in a day, he expected a few dozen takers. They filled their roster in a few days with ...

Everyone farts. In fact, the average person farts an estimated 25 times a day, per the Cleveland Clinic. That's at least once an hour. Most of them are quick and odorless, but sometimes the smelliest ...

Smart underwear is redefining how researchers study the human gut. This health tech innovation uses discreet electrochemical sensors that snap into regular garments to detect hydrogen gas, the main ...

A “smart underwear” to measure human flatulence has been created by scientists from University of Maryland in the United States, and they are looking for volunteers to wear it. The aim is to help ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers developed a tiny fart-measuring device that snaps into underwear. Left: University of Maryland. Right: S. Botasini et al., Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X, 2025 under CC BY 4.0 How many ...