Heavy rains have prompted public health officials in Washington to warn residents about toilet rats, a rare plumbing nightmare that drives frantic calls to pest control experts. By Amanda Holpuch ...

Washington health officials warned residents that heavy rain and floodwater could sweep rats into the sewer systems and up into their ... well ... toilets! The ...

What do you call the bad version of a cherry on top, or icing on the cake? For those in King County reeling from back-to-back atmospheric rivers and the ensuing flooding chaos, it might just be toilet ...

History shows it’s been around for a surprisingly long time—and that we’ve projected our anxieties on its supply before. The mass production of toilet paper began in the U.S. in 1857, but humans ...

Kohler is facing backlash after an engineer pointed out that the company’s new smart toilet cameras may not be as private as it wants people to believe. The discussion raises questions about Kohler’s ...

Today marks World Toilet Day, a day that seeks to inspire actions to tackle what the UN refers to as a global sanitation crisis, with some 3.4 billion people living without safe sanitation. In China ...

A solid gold toilet that was made by the same controversial artist who duct-taped a banana to a wall sold for a staggering $12.1 million at a Sotheby’s auction on Tuesday. The 223-pound toilet, dubbed ...

Finally! An expert answers what to do when you're not on the loo. Bathroom etiquette runs the gamut from the nonnegotiable (put down the seat when you’re done, men!) to the debatable (should toilet ...

If you own your home, or even if you rent, chances are high that you’ll need to perform some basic toilet repair at some point. If your toilet isn’t flushing, if it’s very noisy, if it’s not filling ...

I’ve tested many gadgets over the years, but none quite like this: I let a camera look inside my toilet bowl to analyze my, er, daily offerings. The Dekoda, which started shipping on Oct. 21, is laden ...

Home appliance brand Kohler is getting into the smart camera business, although its new camera isn’t designed to catch crooks in the act. Instead, Kohler’s smart cam is aimed at something more ...

Home goods company Kohler recently unveiled a new device called the Dekoda — a $599 camera that can be attached to your toilet bowl and take pictures of what’s inside. CNET reports that the Dekoda ...