New research suggests a closed toilet seat may not be as helpful to block the spread of germs as we once thought. For years, we’ve been told to close the lid before flushing the toilet.

A team of researchers has tackled a riddle that surfaced after the COVID-19 outbreak: Is it more hygienic to close the toilet lid before flushing? The protocol to close the lids appeared in more ...

Previously, experts suggested that keeping the toilet lid closed significantly contained the spread of various germs. Current research, however, contradicts this theory and offers insight into ...

The risk of illness from leaving your toilet seat up when flushing is high or low, depending on which expert you ask, but ...

Research has found that most people don't close the toilet lid when they flush - but a series of gross images show why you shouldn't be one of them. To highlight the dangers, Harpic used high ...

Engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States have confirmed what the germphobic among us have long suspected: The flush of a commercial toilet releases a Vesuvius-like ...

I always close my toilet lid, so it's not like I have to worry about spray from flushing. Right? You can probably guess where I'm going with this. This article, which describes the findings of an ...