BERN, Switzerland — Scientists have the dirt on the rubber ducky: Those cute yellow bath-time toys are — as some parents have long suspected — a haven for nasty bugs. Swiss and American researchers ...

Researchers have found that the cute little rubber ducks that float around in bath tubs and come in contact with potable water are homes to millions of bacteria and harmful microbes. They found that ...

"Not All Rubber Ducks Look Alike," an exhibit of artist Lucy Sander Sceery's work currently on display at the Sarah Doyle Center Gallery, explores the vast and varied world of rubber ducks through a ...

Is your rubber ducky really rubber yucky? Just because rubber ducks and other bath toys seem to take lots of baths doesn't meant that they are clean. The researchers then cleaned the outside of each ...

If you’ve been on a cruise in the last few years, you might have noticed some stowaways: little rubber ducks nestled in plants, on banisters and doorframes, and peeking out from hard-to-reach spots in ...

Rubber ducks aren't just for bath time any more—they're now the subject of an ecological study. That's because a team of scientists recruited them as stand-ins for seabirds to test how accurately ...