When nature calls and a public toilet is the only choice, the hygiene levels can often be pretty grim. But while it might be tempting to try to hover above the dirty seat, scientists say this is a bad ...

We at Shots don't shy away from talking about poop, as Michaeleen Doucleff demonstrated last month with her post on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's investment in fake feces. Poop talk may strike ...

Yes, there's a better form for taking a dump, and it's not sitting down. According to Dr. Karan Raj, M.D., a surgeon with the National Health Service in England (and popular TikToker), the proper way ...

Bioaerosol emissions during toilet flushing are an often-overlooked source of potential health risks in shared public facilities. A new study published in Risk Analysis found that bioaerosol ...

Innovation, fundamentally, has been about the new and improved. But some recently introduced ideas take us back to an older way of doing things, reversing technological advancements that have led us, ...

An award-winning design for the toilet of the future makes it easier to switch to a more natural posture Tuan C. Nguyen Innovation, fundamentally, has been about the new and improved. But some ...