You’ve probably noticed it a hundred times but never really thought about it– those two buttons on your toilet flush. One small, one big. You press whichever feels right in the moment ...

Nicole Carpenter is a senior reporter specializing in investigative features about labor issues in the game industry, as well as the business and culture of games. “It’s indisputable that the ...

KITAKYUSHU, Japan — As Japan plays host to a record influx of tourists, one of the country’s more private attractions — the high-tech toilet — is becoming a must-have in luxury bathrooms ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Composting toilets are gaining popularity for a good reason—they ...

If you walk down the toilet paper aisle in your grocery store, you’ll probably see a selection of rolls emblazoned with planet-friendly claims, from pledges to save hundreds of thousands of ...

Four toilets without the device acted as a control. Eight agar plates used to culture microorganisms were placed strategically on top, in front, to the sides, and behind the bowl. Each toilet was ...

Consider the toilet — that humble porcelain bowl that spirits away our waste several times a day. It’s not a piece of technology that often gets flashy updates (though dual flushing ...

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 ...

Finnish design company Woodio has created a toilet, where everything from the seat to the bowl is formed from wood composite that reportedly generates 99 per cent fewer emissions in its production ...

The toilet was found in the Shaanxi province's Yueyang City Ruins and was likely used by high-ranking officials during the early years of China's first unified empire. When you purchase through ...

Archeologists in China have found the remains of what may be the world’s oldest known flush toilet. Broken parts of the 2,400-year-old lavatory, as well as a bent flush pipe, were unearthed last ...