Hey Matt: How come when I break wind the smell can be potent but not necessarily unpleasant? If someone else floats an air biscuit, it is almost always repulsive. What makes our own trouser trumpets ...

Burps happen when air from your stomach travels back up your food tube – called an esophagus – to your mouth. Air gets into ...

For those who can't stifle a burp before scurrying out of earshot, it's worth knowing there's something worse than letting that belch burst forth in polite company. Being unable to burp is not a good ...

Scientists in New Zealand are breeding sheep to fart and burp less to curb climate-devastating greenhouse gas emissions. Agricultural researchers near Christchurch are breaking ground on breaking wind ...

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