Heading into a public bathroom is sometimes like a game of Russian Roulette. You know at least one stall will be nasty, but you’re hopeful it isn’t your turn to walk in and find it. Whether you decide ...

According to Dr. Desai, the fear of contracting diseases directly from toilet seats might be exaggerated. However, she emphasises the unpleasantness of sitting on surfaces tainted by others’ urine and ...

Three-dimensional renderings of urinals. From left to right: Duchamp’s “La Fontaine,” a contemporary commercial model, Cornucopia, and Nautilus. A urinal designed to avoid urine splashback on the user ...