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 ...

Sonia Grego works in a world of poop. Scatological-themed artwork hangs outside her office alongside peer-reviewed papers on human waste. “We have poop emojis everywhere,” she said, pointing to a ...

A slippery new toilet bowl material is resistant to the stickiness of synthetic poop with different moisture contents. (Video credit: Supplementary Materials from Li ...

A scientist wants to clear the air on how bathroom habits impact overall cleanliness. Microbiologist Tim Call, 32, has exposed how dirty your bathroom is before and after flushing the toilet. Cal, ...

You probably don’t think of your poop as art or a book, but each time you finish doing your, um, business, your fecal matter tells a story. That’s because we are what we eat, and whatever we eat ...

You already know that public bathrooms are pretty disgusting—but recent research sheds light on just how germy they can be. For a study published in the journal Physics of Fluids in February, ...

A new toilet designed by Duke University will take pictures of stool and send it to your doctor to be analyzed. Shutterstock It’s the perfect picture of health. A new Smart Toilet will take snapshots ...

Scientists think artificial intelligence could help doctors treat their patients' bowel and stomach issues by using a camera installed in their toilets. The technology could be particularly useful for ...