Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a world where convenience often trumps common sense, the toilet has somehow become the unsuspecting hero—or rather, victim—of ...

File this one under “Studies We Wish Had Let Us Remain Ignorant.” Scientists at the University of Arizona decided to investigate whether closing the toilet lid before flushing reduces ...

Flushing a toilet can generate large quantities of microbe-containing aerosols depending on the design, water pressure or flushing power of the toilet. A variety of pathogens are usually found in ...