It’s no secret that bathrooms are full of germs. We all regularly wash our hands after using the loo and have a host of powerful cleaning products to leave our toilets sparkling clean. But there’s one ...

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 ...

Flushing the toilet feels automatic. You stand up, press the button and walk away without really thinking about it. The sound ...

Putting the toilet seat down prior to flushing does little to stop virus particles from contaminating the area around it, new research shows. Many people labor under the belief that putting the lid ...

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, ...

Toilet-flushing habits don't make for the most polite dinner party conversations, but there are some essentials you definitely need to know — like why you should never flush the toilet with the lid up ...

It's been said that closing the toilet lid before flushing can prevent the spread of all germs, by keeping any flush-produced mist in the bowl. But a new study refutes that, showing that tiny viral ...

When you flush with the lid up, your toilet shoots out tiny water particles mixed with your waste. Known as toilet plume, these particles could contain harmful bacteria. Toilet plume has been shown to ...

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, ...

Bathrooms are a breeding ground for bacteria, making it essential to find ways to keep this high-traffic space as clean as possible. While most people agree that toilets harbor germs, there's an ...