WUHAN, China — Public restrooms harbor an invisible risk that a new study has brought to light. Stomach-churning research shows that each toilet flush releases clouds of bacteria-laden water droplets ...

An experimental study has quantified the volume of aerosol particles generated by flushing toilets in a public restroom. The real-world research suggests even with lids closed flushing toilets can ...

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 ...

Most germs in public toilets spread through hands and air rather than toilet seats, making hygiene far more important than avoiding sitting.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

You do what you can. Staying home as much as possible, and wearing a mask when you can’t. Then you hear reports that, with businesses reopening, any toilet flush inside a public restroom could prove ...