Alternative sanitation systems use creatures that find homes in human poop. This is an Inside Science story. (Inside Science) -- Big, black wasplike things living in your toilet may sound more like a ...

Environmentally friendly toilets may no longer be just for environmentalists. The toilets of the future will be their own treatment facilities, and future sewer systems will have the ability to create ...

High-tech toilets are on the market, but are they worth the money? No need to be embarrassed, everybody uses them. Some call it the commode. Others refer to them as the head, bowl, John, even their ...

According to the World Health Organization, 2.5 billion people lack access to modern sanitation services. But a group of students from University of British Columbia has created a toilet out of ...

A competition to design “the toilet of the future” run by the U.K.’s Dyno-Rod Drains inspired a trio of students who went on to develop an award-winning prototype. Put on in honor of World Toilet Day ...

Consumers are increasingly focused on sustainability and innovative design, one often-overlooked aspect of home life is undergoing a significant transformation: the humble toilet. A leading ...

I met the king of toilets. The lights turned on, the seat rose to welcome me. There was no need for toilet paper. This throne of the future offers an almost entirely hands-free experience, and better ...

Bill Gates has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in a mission to reimagine the humble toilet. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, he describes what the future of sanitation may look ...

Today is World Toilet Day. That’s not as silly as it sounds. Two and a half billion people around the world don’t have access to clean toilets, which means they are at risk for a number of ...

The winning design in the Gates Foundation's Reinvent the Toilet project was announced Tuesday in Seattle during an exposition of the cheap, efficient toilets funded by Foundation grants. They also ...