Q: We plan to have new toilets installed in both our bathrooms and I'm very interested in the new high-tech electronic toilets. My only question is how do you flush during a power outage? We are on ...

Researchers used a computer simulation to show how a flushing toilet can create a cloud of virus-containing aerosol droplets that is large and widespread and lasts long enough that the droplets could ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto.

Indian households can significantly cut water usage by mastering their dual-flush toilets. Pressing the smaller button for ...

Toilet lids are weird. Some toilets have them, while many others don’t. And whether or not you are supposed to use them is its own can of worms. Evan Floyd, professor of occupational and environmental ...

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 ...

Every time you flush a toilet, it releases plumes of tiny water droplets into the air around you. These droplets, called aerosol plumes, can spread pathogens from human waste and expose people in ...

Finally! A microbiologist settles the debate on whether you need to keep the toilet lid down when you're not on the pot.

To the editor: I enjoyed reporter Laura Nelson’s article on reducing water use in showers, but I’m surprised she mentioned only plant watering as a use for the water collected from a shower as it ...

President Donald Trump's claim during a White House gathering last week that Americans waste water by repeatedly flushing their low-flow toilets generated plenty of amusement online. But behind his ...

Dear James: My house has 2½ bathrooms and each of the toilets has problems such as inadequate flushing, noisy flushing and self-flushing. There are literally hundreds of replacements parts and repair ...