Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you gotta go, you gotta go–even at 30,000 feet. The alarming noise ensues when you press the “flush” button in an airplane ...

(CNN) — How do you connect to the internet while barreling through the sky at 500 miles per hour? How can you brew hot food and drinks at high altitude? And most important of all, how does a toilet ...

Airplanes are marvels of engineering, but have you ever wondered about the science behind their toilets? Unlike the ones we're used to on the ground, airplane toilets are specially designed for the ...

Hikers, campers and outdoor enthusiasts come across waterless toilet solutions like outhouses (also known as pit toilets) and composting toilets at trailheads and campgrounds across America’s public ...

"There isn't any danger of flushing the toilet while a passenger is sitting on it because it is tested that way," Daniel Bubb, an aviation historian and professor in residence at the University of ...

Air India has in recent months experienced recurrent disruptions of flights on its international routes due to the overflow of lavatories. The problem has attracted a lot of concern, with many raising ...