New video of the toilet plume phenomenon aims to reduce health hazards in public restrooms. Until now, scientists have known that toilets emit aerosols, but they haven't been able to see them. These ...

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 ...

This summer, in Boulder, Colorado, John Crimaldi and his team of civil and environmental engineers gathered around a toilet — for science. They positioned a laser to beam green light above the lidless ...