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 ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami/CNN) - New research exploring COVID-19 transmission suggests you may not want to linger after flushing a public toilet. A team of scientists from Florida Atlantic University's College ...

My family always keeps the toilet lids closed whenever they're not in use for two main reasons: so that our dogs don't drink toilet water, and so nothing gets sprayed throughout the bathroom when we ...

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, ...

Here’s one you may not have considered: Flush your toilet with the lid down — even at home. At least two pieces of research — one published in 2013 by the University of Oklahoma and the Centers for ...

Consider the 140,000 times you're likely to flush a toilet over a lifetime, and it's easy to see why toilets guzzle nearly 30 percent of a home's water use. Replacing older, inefficient toilets could ...

I guess your parents didn’t tell you what can and what cannot be flushed down the toilet. King County sewers are being overwhelmed with “fatbergs” that are clogging the pipes. “It’s a terrible, ...