"And it took 30 seconds after watching this video." Man shares simple hack to fix common toilet flushing issue: 'I've been ...

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 ...

A study found that the floor and walls around the toilet could still get contaminated with viruses from the toilet bowl even when the lid is down during flushing. (Photo: Getty) Will shutting the ...

Just like the great debate over which way the toilet paper roll goes, there is a similar spat over flushing: lid open or closed? Scientists have weighed in with their own woeful conclusion: Neither is ...

A scientist wants to clear the air on how bathroom habits impact overall cleanliness. Microbiologist Tim Call, 32, has exposed how dirty your bathroom is before and after flushing the toilet. Cal, ...

In the age of the coronavirus pandemic and amid all the precautions one must take to help contain the spread of the virus, new research indicates we should also probably close the lid before we flush, ...

Flushing the toilet without closing the lid risks spreading germs like the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, according to a study. The authors of the paper, published in the journal Physics of Fluids, ...

A new study shows how turbulence from a toilet bowl can create a large plume that is potentially infectious to a bathroom’s next visitor. By Knvul Sheikh Here’s one more behavior to be hyper-aware of ...