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A city canal in Lagos, Nigeria clogged with plastic, styrofoam and disposable diapers. Benson Ibeabuchi/AFP/Getty Images

960 million dirty diapers are a big waste problem – what can be done with them

There are 960 million disposable baby diapers used and thrown away every year in Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya. Ways need to be found to recycle them instead.
Defecation duration is surprisingly similar throughout the mammal world. Elephant image via www.shutterstock.com.

Physics of poo: Why it takes you and an elephant the same amount of time

New parenthood got our fluid dynamics experts thinking about what ends up in the diaper. They headed to the zoo and the lab to come up with a cohesive physics story for how defecation works.
Elimination Communication is a method of toilet training that starts from birth and follows a child’s cues. from www.shutterstock.com

Toilet training from birth? It is possible

An increasing number of parents are choosing to toilet train their children from birth, without using nappies. But how effective is this?

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