While public toilet seats may seem unsanitary, studies show they harbor fewer germs than common surfaces like door handles.

They may have all but disappeared from newly built homes, but traditional Japanese squat toilets are still found in places ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The toilet may be comfortable to sit on, but humankind was never meant to eliminate waste by sitting down. Our bodies just aren't built for it. Produced by Matthew ...

One contained a squat toilet and the other a bidet toilet. Scientists measured the emissions of bioaerosols containing S. aureus and E. coli under various flushing conditions and ventilation ...

But when you squat to do your job ... So you're probably not gonna go home and remove your toilet, but you can buy a thing and that will help to get you aligned. Place it right under your toilet ...

Ladies, if you’re prone to squatting over a porcelain bowl in the name of hygiene, we’ve got some bad news for you. Here’s why experts don’t recommend the toilet technique. When you really ...

One contained a squat toilet and the other a bidet toilet. Scientists measured the emissions of bioaerosols containing S. aureus and E. coli under various flushing conditions and ventilation ...

(Unsplash) A study in Risk Analysis compared squat toilets to bidet-style ones, finding that squat toilets spread more bacteria—2.6 times more S. aureus and 1.4 times more E. coli. The design of ...