Turns out, everyone wants to talk about farts.

Scientists use “smart underwear” to measure how often people fart

The results came in higher than most people would guess.

Scientists built a flatulence-tracking wearable. It’s a hit.

Volunteers lined up to try the device behind the Human Flatus Atlas.

Scientists get smart about farts with new underwear sensor

A quarter-sized sensor that snaps into regular underwear.

First wearable device measures human flatulence

The first wearable built to measure flatulence, and the nationwide study it powers.

“FitBit for Farts”? Scientists develop smart underwear to track flatulence

A look at how the sensor works and what it could mean for digestive health.

In the name of science, boffins build fart-tracking undies

A tongue-in-cheek take on a serious research project.

Maryland’s hometown paper on the local lab studying farts for science.

Smart Underwear Tracks Farts in Real Time

People with lactose intolerance fart far more than they think, according to new Smart Underwear data.

Why Maryland Scientists Are Studying Farts

Inside the lab mapping everyday gas, and the volunteers lining up to help.

You fart 32 times a day on average. Scientists built this underwear to prove it

Why old estimates of how often we fart were so far off.

How Many Times Do You Fart a Day? ‘Smart Underwear’ Says It’s Way More Than You Think

Self-reports miss a lot, especially overnight.