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‘Smart Underwear’ Measures Gut Gas for Microbiome Science

Device snapped into underwear monitors flatus frequency in real time to set a new baseline for what’s typical and gain insight into microbiome activity.

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Apr 9 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • medscape.com
Trump talks about neuroses, purchasing chairs and his wife’s underwear drawer in latest affordability speech

President Donald Trump came to North Carolina on Friday to talk about the economy.

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Dec 20, 2025 • 12:21 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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From cockroach milk to stepping on snakes, Ig Nobel awards celebrates science at its oddest

Cockroach milk, kissing evolution and the underwear soil test were among the unusual real studies honored at the Ig Nobel ceremony in Zurich.

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Sep 4 • 9:28 PM EDT • Science • foxnews.com
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Becoming a parent pushed me to leave corporate life

Shawn Asselin explains how frustration with men's underwear led him to quit corporate life and build a fast-growing brand.

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Feb 3 • 10:07 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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This Is What Happens When 1,000 People Bury Their Underwear for Science

Talk about getting to the bottom of things

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Aug 27 • 6:00 PM EDT • Science • nautil.us
A brief guide to choosing the right underwear for workouts

Women’s health experts explain the issues caused down there by sweat and friction during exercise and the best materials for preventing them.

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Aug 29 • 4:15 PM EDT • Health • scmp.com
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Ig Nobel prizes go to scientists studying cockroach milk, nose-blowing, buried underwear, more

Ten research teams were honored at a satirical science awards ceremony that was hosted outside the U.S. for the first time due to travel concerns. A study of cockroach milk was among the winners.

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Sep 4 • 6:26 AM EDT • Science • cbsnews.com
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'Soiled' undies and vicious friends research honoured at Ig Nobels

Each year, the Ig Nobel prizes celebrate research that makes you laugh, then makes you think. This year's winners include an "underwear index", a cumbersome kissing definition and why we want friends that will happily stab someone in the eye.

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Sep 3 • 1:00 PM EDT • Science • abc.net.au
Smart farts and the underwear all-stars

While this gas-tracking underwear is not available for purchase just yet, the innovation joins a rapidly diversifying ecosystem of medical wearables.

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Apr 8 • 10:52 AM EDT • Science • sciencenews.org
I Wore a Smart Fart Wearable for Three Days. Here's What I Learned

Researchers at the University of Maryland are trying to get to the bottom of our farts.

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Jun 3 • 8:00 AM EDT • Technology • gizmodo.com
From cockroach milk to stepping on snakes, Ig Nobel awards celebrates science at its oddest

Cockroach milk, kissing evolution and the underwear soil test were among the unusual real studies honored at the Ig Nobel ceremony in Zurich.

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Sep 4 • 9:28 PM EDT • Science • wfmd.com
New Smart Underwear Unlocks the Serious Science of Human Flatulence

It’s giving researchers insights into the microbiome—and you can help

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Feb 11 • 2:00 PM EST • Science • nautil.us
Why scientists asked 1,000 people to bury their underwear

More than 1,000 volunteers buried cotton underwear across Switzerland to help scientists measure how active different soils are. The faster the fabric disappeared, the more biological activity was taking place underground. Gardens showed the fastest decomposition, while lawns had the least, revealing how strongly land management can shape soil life.

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Aug 27 • 8:00 PM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
Fart-tracking ‘smart underwear’ provides insights on gut health

Smart underwear tracks how often a person farts, offering a non-invasive way to gain insight into how a person’s gut microbiome is functioning.

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Sep 13 • 7:15 AM EDT • Health • newsnationnow.com
‘I thought they were just going to execute me’: American held in Venezuela during Maduro’s last days tells all

James Luckey-Lange has been spending a lot of time looking at the names he carved on a bar of soap he smuggled out of a Venezuelan prison in his underwear.

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Feb 14 • 12:00 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Should I Start A Business From Passion Or With The Intention To Sell?

Sara Blakely did not set out to build a billion-dollar company. She just wanted better underwear.

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Jun 26 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • forbes.com
Smart underwear detects lactose intolerance by tracking your farts

A device you attach to your underwear reveals how often you really break wind – and it’s probably more frequently than you think

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May 4 • 1:00 AM EDT • Health • newscientist.com
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This 39-year-old quit 80-hour consulting weeks to make underwear for his struggling family business. He credits ‘sweaty feet’ for record profits

"If my sock doesn't fit just right, then when I get back from my hike, I go to the sock department," Minus33 President Lawson Glidden told Fortune.

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Oct 13 • 3:00 AM EDT • Business • fortune.com
'Proof by Underpants' offers a cheeky way to test soil

Over 2,000 pairs of cotton underwear were buried in Switzerland in the name of science.

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Aug 26 • 4:03 PM EDT • Science • popsci.com
Underwear optional? The health pros and cons of going commando

There are times when it is better to wear underwear than not. Here’s what the experts say

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Feb 10 • 12:00 PM EST • Health • theguardian.com
Shia LaBeouf causes disturbance in hotel lobby while wearing only his underwear after New Orleans arrest

Shia LaBeouf was filmed causing a disturbance in a hotel lobby in Rome after he was arrested in New Orleans: 'Give me a f---ing match.'

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Mar 18 • 3:58 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
How often do people really fart? Scientists built smart underwear to find out

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 higher than previous estimates. The device gives scientists a new way to track gut microbial activity in everyday life. It will power a new nationwide study called the Human Flatus Atlas to map normal patterns of gas production.

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Mar 14 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencedaily.com
In affordability speech, President Trump mentions his neuroses, his favorite armchair, and the First Lady’s underwear
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Dec 21, 2025 • 11:09 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Research roundup: Six cool science stories we almost missed

Smart underwear measures farts, brain cells play Doom, and AI discovers rules of an ancient game.

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Mar 2 • 9:45 AM EST • Science • arstechnica.com
Why Scientists Asked More Than 1,000 People to Bury Their Underwear to Study Soil Biodiversity Across Switzerland

More than 1,000 volunteers buried cotton underwear across Switzerland to help scientists study soil biodiversity and biological activity.

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Sep 7 • 8:30 PM EDT • Science • natureworldnews.com
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Men swap plastic underwear for natural materials as concerns raised...
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Jan 25 • 2:25 PM EST • Health • nypost.com
How Good Is Google’s Gemini AI at Making Travel Plans?

Gemini is a digital Swiss Army knife for planning flights, activities and routes, but it isn’t perfect. Why did it forget to put underwear on the packing list?

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Apr 30 • 5:01 AM EDT • Technology • nytimes.com
DEPEND® AND DEION "COACH PRIME" SANDERS ENCOURAGE PROACTIVE CARE DURING MEN'S HEALTH MONTH

/PRNewswire/ -- This Men's Health Month, Depend®, the #1 brand of absorbent underwear, and Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders are encouraging men to take a proactive...

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Jun 15 • 11:42 AM EDT • Health • prnewswire.com
Scientists Planted 2,000 Pairs of Underwear in the Dirt. It Revealed a Lot About the Health of Our Planet.

Adding a whole new meaning to the phrase “soiled underwear.”

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Sep 3 • 9:00 AM EDT • Science • popularmechanics.com
A ‘clown show’ of carpetbaggers and characters has upended a Republican primary in Trump’s backyard

Two scandal-scarred former congressmen from other states. A pair of candidates who once competed against each other in Illinois. An adviser to an Indiana lawmaker and an ex-underwear model imprisoned for his role in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.

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Aug 7 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Underwear is being buried the world over

Underwear and teabags were buried in 25 different countries to analyze the rate of their decomposition.

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Aug 28 • 11:35 AM EDT • Science • al.com
Swiss scientist soils underpants, wins silly science prize

Franz Bender convinced a thousand people to soil their underwear. The Swiss soil ecologist and his team recruited 1,000 citizen scientists to bury and dig up underwear around Switzerland in an effort to better understand soil and soil health.

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Oct 3 • 4:00 AM EDT • Science • cbc.ca
Soil Scientists Buried 2,000 Pairs of Underwear to Prove a Point

Talk about airing our dirty laundry.

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Aug 31 • 7:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencealert.com
Scientists Buried 2,000 Pairs of Underwear. What Happened Next Revealed a Hidden World

By burying thousands of pairs of cotton underwear across Switzerland, scientists uncovered striking differences in biological activity from one type of land to another. The results showed that gardens had especially active soils, while lawns were much quieter underground. Soil supports the global food system while also storing water, carbon, and essential nutrients. It is

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Sep 11 • 6:51 AM EDT • Science • scitechdaily.com