When asked, “What is the dirtiest spot in the typical household?” most people say the toilet seat. For sure, that would have been my response, until I discovered studies on bacteria and household ...

You're probably not doing it often enough.

Even if you know instinctively that your kitchen sponge can get pretty nasty, the numbers still might shock you: 54 billion bacteria per cubic centimeter (yes, billion with a B) can be found on a ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- Believe it or not, your kitchen sponge can make your dishes even dirtier. Researchers say a kitchen sponge can harbor more bacteria than a laboratory petri dish. Eww...but important to ...

We all know that kitchen sponges can harbor lots of microbes. Even when they're washed with detergent or heated in the microwave, they don't seem to get very clean. But new research has shown that the ...

It’s an inevitability on the order of death and taxes: If you cook, either you or your best helper cleans, too. Luckily, a delicious dinner is worth the effort. There are, of course, workarounds to ...

NORWAY -- Kitchen sponges harbor more bacteria than kitchen brushes, which may be a more hygienic way to clean your dishes, according to researchers in Norway. "Salmonella and other bacteria grow and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A kitchen sponge is one of the dirtiest items in your home. Learn how to clean a kitchen sponge and tell when it's time to toss it ...

Kitchen sponges release microplastics during everyday dishwashing, with some types shedding far more than others, a new study finds.