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Lasers captured invisible aerosol from toilet flushes

How toilet aerosol plumes may transmit diseases and how we can reduce exposure and enhance…

A toilet as a sculpture

Samuel Ross and Kohler created the "Formation 02" smart toilet, a striking orange, textured design…

The devil’s toilet paper plant

Here is the nightmarish "devil's toilet paper plant"—the agonizingly painful Australian stinging plant called dendrocnide…

Rethinking toilets: from utilitarian to design

The fascinating transformation of toilets from utilitarian objects to artistic expressions reflects our changing attitudes…

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…

5 surprising ways toilets improve life

Toilets provide health, social, and environmental benefits, keeping communities disease-free, protecting vulnerable groups, and enabling…

Designers are rethinking the toilet

From dry composting toilets to wastewater recycling, the aim is to reduce water use and…

The unspoken toilet psychology

How the overlooked psychology of excretion relates to emotions, mental illness, gender, prejudice, and personality.

The enduring art of latrinalia

The intimate graffiti art form found in pub bathrooms, offers insight into subcultures and social…

The Melbourne’s poo museum

A new poop museum opened in Melbourne in the wake of the Japanese Unko Museum…