Most people don’t give much thought to what happens after flushing, until something smells particularly… aggressive. But the reason our faeces smell the way they do isn’t random, and it actually tells ...

A stinky brown goo that residents say smells like “rotten eggs,” “poop” and “barf” is oozing out of toilets and sinks of homes and businesses in the Gowanus area. Streets in the area have flooded for ...