Why does poop attract flies?
The intriguing truth behind the age-old saying “flies on poop” and why flies find excrement so irresistibly delicious and beneficial.
Why do coffee bars and bookstores make you poop?
The sudden urge to defecate when entering bookstores or libraries, is likely due to the “Mariko Aoki phenomenon”.
Lasers captured invisible aerosol from toilet flushes
How toilet aerosol plumes may transmit diseases and how we can reduce exposure and enhance public health.
A toilet as a sculpture
Samuel Ross and Kohler created the “Formation 02” smart toilet, a striking orange, textured design that blurs the line between art and functionality.
The devil’s toilet paper plant
Here is the nightmarish “devil’s toilet paper plant”—the agonizingly painful Australian stinging plant called dendrocnide moroides.
Rethinking toilets: from utilitarian to design
The fascinating transformation of toilets from utilitarian objects to artistic expressions reflects our changing attitudes toward everyday experiences.
Is it possible to survive by drinking your own pee?
Guidelines on if and how to drink urine for survival, including distillation methods, while emphasizing better emergency planning.
5 surprising ways toilets improve life
Toilets provide health, social, and environmental benefits, keeping communities disease-free, protecting vulnerable groups, and enabling education.
Designers are rethinking the toilet
From dry composting toilets to wastewater recycling, the aim is to reduce water use and convert waste into renewable resources.
The unspoken toilet psychology
How the overlooked psychology of excretion relates to emotions, mental illness, gender, prejudice, and personality.