AllTop Viral!

The most viral news stories that you need to know about.

Can you really use human poo as fertilizer?

Posted by / March 22, 2018

If you saw the movie “The Martian,” you probably remember that Matt Damon’s character used his own poop to fertilize his Martian crops. Can you really do that? Actually, humans have been using their own feces for fertilizer for years. But there is a catch: human poop carries a number of scary pathogens. Composting is one way to deal that problem, but there are others. Take a look at this video to learn more.

Full story at YouTube.

More great science.

Comments are off for this post.