Only some germs can be stopped by closing the toilet lid, so regular cleaning and disinfection need to be part of your routine no matter what. Does that mean that closing the lid before flushing is a ...

Keeping the toilet seat lid down before flushing doesn't entirely prevent germ spread, as tiny airborne particles still ...

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 ...

Finally! An expert answers what to do when you're not on the loo. Bathroom etiquette runs the gamut from the nonnegotiable (put down the seat when you’re done, men!) to the debatable (should toilet ...

There could be many reasons why your toilet may keep clogging — everything from mechanical malfunctions to external factors can cause your toilet to repeatedly back up and overflow. While several of ...

John Crimaldi is a professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Every time you flush a toilet, it releases plumes of tiny water droplets into ...

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 ...