Should you keep the toilet seat lid up or down is a surprisingly common question in many households, especially where bathrooms are shared by families or roommates. It may seem like a small and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Toilet flushes are known to produce aerosols, which could carry pathogenic viruses to various surfaces in the restroom. A new study in the American Journal of Infection Control examines the impact of ...

Never underestimate the power of a Whisper-Close toilet seat to keep your children from banging the toilet lid down in the bathroom. After all, who likes to be awakened by a loud slam in the middle of ...

Keeping the toilet seat lid down before flushing doesn't entirely prevent germ spread, as tiny airborne particles still escape. While it reduces visible splashes and can prevent items from falling in, ...